Agnia Grigas (born November 21, 1979) is a Lithuanian-born American political scientist and author. Her research and publications focus on security and energy issues in Russia, Europe, and the Post-Soviet states. She holds a Doctorate in International Relations from the University of Oxford. She is a nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council in Washington, DC.
Education and early life
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 with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Science from Columbia University. 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."Former CEELBAS student Agnia Grigas releases her new book" , University of Oxford, Retrieved on June 30, 2016.
Career
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 Eurasia Group as an associate, advising on Central and Eastern Europe and the post-Soviet States, and establishing the firm's coverage of the Baltic States.
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, including the early stages of the Klaipeda LNG FSRU, and on a foreign investment project by Barclays. She subsequently consulted for Barclays regarding the opening of their engineering center in Vilnius, Lithuania.
In 2014 Grigas became a nonresident Senior Fellow at the McKinnon Center for Global Affairs at Occidental College in Los Angeles."People: Agnia Grigas" , Occidental College Retrieved on June 30, 2016. In 2015, she joined the Truman National Security Project as a Security Fellow."Team view: Agnia Grigas", Truman National Security Project Retrieved on June 30, 2016. Since 2015 she is a nonresident Senior Fellow at the Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center in Atlantic Council in Washington, DC.
Books
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.Robert Mundell "Energy security and pipeline politics: the achilles heel of Eastern Europe" , Harriman Institute, Retrieved on June 30, 2016. The second edition was released in 2016 by Routledge.
In her second book, Grigas argues that Moscow uses compatriots in bordering nations for territorial ambitions, citing examples in Ukraine and Georgia, and discussing potential risks for countries including Moldova, Kazakhstan, and the Baltic States."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.
Grigas's third book examines the impact of shale gas production in the United States, global LNG trade, and gas transport infrastructure on the natural gas industry.HUP "The New Geopolitics of Natural Gas", Harvard University Press, Retrieved on October 17, 2016.
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