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Securitatea energetică – actualitate şi perspective
Energy security – present and perspectives

Author(s): Livia Geambazu
Subject(s): Energy and Environmental Studies, Diplomatic history, International relations/trade, Security and defense
Published by: Editura Militară
Keywords: Energy security; Diplomatic resources;

Summary/Abstract: Energy represents the vital element of a modern society, either developed or developing, because everything is achieved with it. Nowadays the hydrocarbons resources have become geostrategic reserves, their intensive exploiting threatening their existing capacities. Every modern state which doesn’t have these reserves is concerned in ensuring its energy security, moreover the continuous flow of oil and natural gas from reliable suppliers in optimum transit conditions, at affordable prices. The owner states tend to use them as geopolitical weapons, very often resorting to energy blackmail. Energy security is the newest part of the entire security concept, and it has an impact over the human, economical and political ones. The methods of obtaining it are various but they require both financial and good diplomatic resources.

  • Issue Year: 2010
  • Issue No: 3-4
  • Page Range: 81-87
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Romanian