RUSIA ȘI GEOPOLITICA ENERGIEI. ABORDĂRI ÎN MEDITERANA DE EST ȘI ORIENTUL MIJLOCIU
RUSSIA AND THE GEOPOLITICS OF ENERGY. APPROACHES IN MIDDLE EAST AND EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN

Summary/Abstract: By assessing Russia’s post-1990 availability and the current encumbrances/challenges met in influencing the energy dynamics in both the Eastern Mediterranen and the Middle East, one reflects the objective of this analysis. The purpose is to substantiate what motivates Russia to propel sedulous intercessions within the geopolitical jockeying and to what extent the regional gamesmenship and the political infightings refer to Russia’s international weight. The analysis extols regional interdependencies and trans-continental projects (connecting Central Asia–the Caucasus–Europe or Central Asia–the Middle East–Europe), as it may disclose Russia’s manifold undertakings for precluding the functionality of these emulous corridors. The aim is to persevere in several potential scenarios, by following an analysis vector from general-to-particular, regarding Russia’s position in the Middle East and the conceivable emergence the region may stand to witness in terms of energy geopolitics. One should therefore consider premises like the impact of an arguable North-South axis, the viability of Iran’s envisioned energy pipelines and Russia’s afferent impact. The political, strategic and energy volatility of the Middle East requires chiefly a transversal approach to Russia’s bilateralism with several regional actors like Iran and Syria, or Cyprus and Greece.

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