EU ENERGY SECURITY IN THE CONTEXT OF COMPETITION WITH RUSSIA IN THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN

Authors : Gamze Armişen, Nuri Gökhan Toprak

Pages : 434-458

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Publication Date : 2023-12-27

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This study discusses the reasons for the competition between Russia and the EU in the Eastern Mediterranean, and in this context, how energy-rich countries employ energy as a political tool against dependent countries and how the relations between these actors can be shaped. The main claim posits that although Russia wields energy as a political tool in the region, the EU will continue its policies, adversely affecting both its own and Russia\'s energy security. The study tries to understand the causality between the Eastern Mediterranean competition (independent variable) and EU energy security (dependent variable) within the scope of realist theory.
Keywords : AB, Doğu Akdeniz, Enerji Güvenliği, Enerji Politikaları, Rusya