A complicated relationship: Moscow and Berlin’s affair with Nord Stream 2

Opinion Policy Analysis by Johnny Achkar, Featured Writer

The controversial natural gas pipeline Nord Stream 2 has been delayed for more than a year, and its completion is increasingly in jeopardy after the United States enacted sanctions on the companies involved and threatened further action. For years, the pipeline under the Baltic Sea has been the topic of intense discussion. Additional Russian gas will be able to flow directly to Germany because of the venture.