Nord Stream II: A Divisive Pipeline

Russia is pushing forward with its new European natural gas strategy, dividing its neighbors to the west in the process. Gazprom's controversial Nord Stream II pipeline is a key component of that strategy, and if constructed, it would boost Russia's ability to send natural gas directly to Germany. Differences among European states over the project have torn a rift down the center of the Continent, reopening the Iron Curtain divide between East and West....