The Impact of Energy Factor on Inclusive Security Architecture in Middle East
https://doi.org/10.48137/26870703_2022_19_3_67
Abstract
As part of this research, the author studies the influence of the energy factor on the Russian project of an inclusive security architecture in the Middle East in the context of the transformation of the modern system of international relations. The article also outlines the importance of economic and political aspects in the implementation and maintenance of energy security at the regional and global levels. The author considers two cases of the Middle East energy agenda: hydrocarbon, related to issues of oil production and pricing on the world market, and nuclear, associated both with the construction of nuclear power plants by Russia in the countries of the region, as well as the situation around the Iranian nuclear deal, taking into account possible risks of escalation. The makes a conclusion about the unique situation that has developed in the Middle East, in which the United States does not have absolute influence on the processes in the energy sector. And if Moscow takes advantage of the situation, then using the proven capabilities of an inclusive security architecture it will be possible to create a long-term flexible and at the same time effective system of multi-vector security in the Middle East.
About the Author
D. S. Krylov
Institute of Scientific Information for Social Sciences of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Krylov Danila S. - Research Fellow Department of Middle and Post-Soviet East.
51/21, Nakhimovsky Ave., Moscow, 117418
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Krylov D.S. The Impact of Energy Factor on Inclusive Security Architecture in Middle East. Geoeconomics of Energetics. 2022;(3):67-81. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.48137/26870703_2022_19_3_67
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