PEACEFUL ATOM DIPLOMACY
https://doi.org/10.48137/26870703_2023_23_3_120
Abstract
One of the priorities for the development of Russia’s foreign policy at present is the establishment of a long-term and high-quality perspective on project activities and dialogue. In the course of this research, the author sets himself the task of determining the very basis (industry) on the basis of which it is possible to build the most sustainable format of interaction - cooperation, as well as to give the definition of the format itself better, measurable characteristics. The author comes to the conclusion that joint work on the popularization and further development of projects in the field of nuclear energy can become a reference point for Russia, since the country has extensive experience and competencies in this area: there are currently 11 nuclear power plants operating in the country, a portfolio foreign projects total 35 power units. In the total share of energy generation, nuclear power plants in Russia account for 20 %, while in the European part it is about 40 %. Additionally, it is concluded that the joint implementation of such large-scale technological projects is more resistant to changes in the geopolitical situation, since it serves as a guarantor of energy security, and in addition contributes to the achievement of a number of sustainable development goals: economic growth, assistance in providing the population with quality education, with climate change, etc.
About the Author
A. A. Seregina
Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Seregina Antonina A., Candidate of Political Science associate professor
53/2 bld. 1, Ostozhenka str., Moscow, 119021
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Seregina A.A. PEACEFUL ATOM DIPLOMACY. Geoeconomics of Energetics. 2023;(3):120-131. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.48137/26870703_2023_23_3_120
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