Russian energy security and foreign policy
By: edited by Adrian Dellecker and Thomas Gomart
Series: Routledge/GARNET series, Europe in the world
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 253
ISBN-13: 9780415547338; 9780203816738
Subjects: Foreign relations; Energy policy
Description: This book provides an original and thoroughly academic analysis of the link between Russian energy and foreign policies in Eurasia, as well as offering an interpretation of Russia's coherence on the international stage, seeking to understand Russia and explain its behaviour. The authors analyse both energy and foreign policies together, in order to better grasp their correlation and gain deeper understanding of broader geopolitical issues in Eurasia at a time when things could go either way-towards producers or towards consumers. Questioning the concept of 'energy deterrence' which aims to fuel uncertainty in Russia's relations with its partners, as well as projecting its overall power on the international scene, this provocative volume seeks to stimulate debate on this very important issue. Assessing the weight that energy has in Russia's foreign policy and in its pursuit of power on the international stage, this book will be of interest to students and scholars of international relations, energy politics, geopolitics and Russian and Central Asian Studies.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-246) and index.