Summary
Agnia Grigas (born November 21, 1979) is a Lithuanian-born American political scientist and author writing on security and energy issues of Russia, Europe, and the Post-Soviet states. Grigas is known as the author of The New Geopolitics of Natural Gas (Harvard University Press, 2017), Beyond Crimea: The New Russian Empire (Yale University Press, 2016) and The Politics of Energy and Memory Between the Baltic States and Russia (Ashgate, 2013). Grigas holds a Doctorate in International Relations from the University of Oxford.[1] She is a nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council in Washington, DC.[1]
Agnia Grigas | |
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 Agnia Grigas at a presentation of her book Beyond Crimea: The New Russian Empire | |
| Born | November 21, 1979 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Columbia University University of Oxford |
| Organization | Atlantic Council |
| Website | grigas |
Education and early life edit
Agnia Grigas (née Baranauskaitė) was born in Kaunas, Lithuania while the country was still part of the Soviet Union. At the age of ten, she immigrated with her mother to the United States. In 2002 Grigas graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Science from Columbia University.[2] In 2006 she earned a Master’s (MPhil) in International Relations from St Antony's College, Oxford and subsequently in 2011 her Doctorate (DPhil) in International Relations from Brasenose College, Oxford.[3]
Career edit
In 2002, Grigas started her career as a financial analyst at JPMorgan Chase in London, where she worked on Eurobond issuance for corporations and governments. In 2007, after completing her master’s studies, Grigas joined as an associate with global consultancy Eurasia Group, where she advised for clients on Central and Eastern Europe, post-Soviet States and launched the company’s coverage of the Baltic States.[1]
In 2008-2009 Grigas served as an advisor on energy security and economy to the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, under Minister Vygaudas Ušackas. She worked on regional gas diversification solutions, including the early stages of the Klaipeda LNG FSRU and on concluding one of the nation’s largest foreign investment projects by Barclays.[4] Subsequently, she went on to consult Barclays including leading to launch their global engineering center in Vilnius, Lithuania.[4]
In 2014 Grigas became a nonresident Senior Fellow at the McKinnon Center for Global Affairs at Occidental College in Los Angeles.[5] In 2015, she joined the Truman National Security Project as a Security Fellow.[6] Since 2015 she is a nonresident Senior Fellow at the Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center in Atlantic Council in Washington, DC.
Books edit
- The Politics of Energy and Memory between the Baltic States and Russia (New ed.). Farnham: Ashgate. 2012. ISBN 9781409446538.
- Grigas’s first book examines the foreign policies of the Baltic States towards Russia in respect of the politics of oil and gas, and the Soviet historical legacy.[7] The second edition was released in 2016 by Routledge.[7]
- Beyond Crimea: The New Russian Empire. Yale University Press. February 16, 2016. ISBN 978-0300214505.
- Grigas's second book illustrates how Moscow has consistently used its compatriots in bordering nations for its territorial ambitions and demonstrates how this policy has been implemented in Ukraine and Georgia and why countries like Moldova, Kazakhstan, the Baltic States, and others are also at risk.[8][9]
- The New Geopolitics of Natural Gas. Harvard University Press. April 24, 2017. ISBN 9780674971837.
References edit
- ^ a b c "Agnia Grigas". Atlantic Council. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
- ^ "Bookshelf | Columbia College Today". www.college.columbia.edu. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
- ^ "Former CEELBAS student Agnia Grigas releases her new book" Archived September 24, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, University of Oxford, Retrieved on June 30, 2016.
- ^ a b Vengrovskaja, Ana (September 23, 2009). "Iš geriausių universitetų ir garsių kompanijų – atgal į Lietuvą - Tęsinys - Anglija.lt". Retrieved September 6, 2016.
- ^ "People: Agnia Grigas" Archived July 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Occidental College Retrieved on June 30, 2016.
- ^ "Team view: Agnia Grigas", Truman National Security Project Retrieved on June 30, 2016.
- ^ a b Robert Mundell "Energy security and pipeline politics: the achilles heel of Eastern Europe" Archived December 23, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Harriman Institute, Retrieved on June 30, 2016.
- ^ "Krievijas manipulatīvie instrumenti A. Grigas jaunajā grāmatā", CEEPS, Retrieved on June 30, 2016.
- ^ Robert Legvold "Capsule Review: Beyond Crimea", Foreign Affairs, Retrieved on June 30, 2016.
- ^ HUP "The New Geopolitics of Natural Gas", Harvard University Press, Retrieved on October 17, 2016.