2023 EUCOS SYMPOSIUM |Muhammad Abdulqayumov on Europe’s Energy Crisis: Causes and Global Impact

Center for West European Studies & EU Jean Monnet Center

As the European Union as well as member states create swiftly changing policies affecting clean energy initiatives, their energy decisions show significant variability. Recent events emphasize both the need for and the challenges to establishing a unified approach to securing supply for EU states and for improving energy independence within the EU. As emerging technology revolutionizes energy markets, it has never been more important for European countries to synchronize their standards on protecting critical energy infrastructure, including electric grids, Smart Grids, gas pipeline sensors and wind and solar technologies. This symposium will showcase cutting-edge research on where the European Union is headed on energy security and what the U.S. and the EU can learn from each other. -- Muhammad Abdulqayumov is a second-year M.A. student focusing on Central Asia in the REECAS program of the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington. Before joining the University of Washington, he studied Russian and Turkish languages while attending a high school in Kulob, Tajikistan after which he moved to Pullman, Washington. While in Pullman, he completed his BA in Political Science with minors in Economics and Global Studies at Washington State University. His current research focuses on the short-term impact of the Russia-Ukraine war on Russia’s role in Central Asia. As part of his research, he is studying Russia’s historic role in Central Asian regional security and energy trade. Muhammad is a current FLAS fellow studying Farsi through the South Asia center at the University of Washington.