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Strategy, Security and Russian Resource Diplomacy

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Russia and its Near Neighbours

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This chapter critically assesses Russian resource diplomacy as a core facet of its strategic policy. Whilst many excellent analyses of Russia’s position as a producer nation exist in the burgeoning literature on energy security (Ebel and Menon, 2000; Nygren, 2007), the emphasis in current scholarship has focused significantly on security of supply. This is unsurprising given the current global power distribution, which sees a United States hegemon, a rising China and powerful European Union (EU) states in a potentially vulnerable position as client states of resource-rich nations. But dwelling on consumers in discussions on energy security overlooks important questions in relation to energy suppliers, especially those that seek to leverage their resources for maximum gain. Consequently in this chapter I ask whether Russia’s choices in using its natural resources coercively, with particular attention to oil and gas, represents a sensible policy choice that advances Russian interests and helps it to achieve its strategic policy objectives.

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  1. Department of International Relations, University of Coimbra, Portugal

    Maria Raquel Freire (Assistant Professor) (Assistant Professor)

  2. Department of International Studies, University of Miami, USA

    Roger E. Kanet (Professor) (Professor)

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Sussex, M. (2012). Strategy, Security and Russian Resource Diplomacy. In: Freire, M.R., Kanet, R.E. (eds) Russia and its Near Neighbours. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230390164_10

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