1 Background Paper The Protracted Geo-economics of Energy February 7, 2018 Harald Heubaum * , Felicia Jackson, Michael Buehler, Arshin Adib-Mogghadam, Behar Sadriu Disclaimer: This background paper was prepared by members of the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy (CISD) and the Department of Politics and International Studies at SOAS University of London for the report Building for Peace: Reconstruction for Security, Sustainable Peace and Equity in MENA published in 2019/2020 by the World Bank in cooperation with the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this work do not necessarily reflect the views of The World Bank, its Board of Executive Directors, or the governments they represent. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this document and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of their use. * Lead author, hh15@soas.ac.uk brought to you by CORE View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk provided by SOAS Research Online