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Russia’s energy policy in the Baltic region: a geoeconomic approach
Некоторые вопросы реализации энергетической политики России в Балтийском регионе: геоэкономический подход
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Abstract This article analyses certain issues of implementation of Russian energy policy in the Baltic region fr om the geoeconomic perspective. The purpose of the study is to explain Russian energy policy in the region as dependent solely on the import capacity of its partners. Russian energy policy is view... view more
This article analyses certain issues of implementation of Russian energy policy in the Baltic region fr om the geoeconomic perspective. The purpose of the study is to explain Russian energy policy in the region as dependent solely on the import capacity of its partners. Russian energy policy is viewed as one of the most important activities of the state and its business structures. As such it aims to achieve both general economic goals (generation of profit, market domination) and more specific geoeconomic tasks. At the same time, the policy follows the traditional rules of consumer/producer market game. Russian energy resources are delivered to an energy deficient region, where the demand and need for them is stable. The study is based on the author’s geoeconomic methodology, which extensively uses geographical and general scientific methods. This work aims to develop a geoeconomic paradigm in the framework of social geography. It will be of interest to anyone who aims to analyse the true motives behind Russian current energy policy.... view less
Keywords
social geography; methodology; geographical factors; energy policy; energy supply; international trade policy; economic geography; energy industry; Russia; Baltic region
Classification
Special areas of Departmental Policy
Document language
English
Publication Year
2013
Page/Pages
p. 12-21
Journal
Baltic Region (2013) 2
Issue topic
Energy
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5922/2079-8555-2013-2-2
ISSN
2079-8555
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed