ENERGY SECURITY POLICY OF EUROPE
Abstract
The current article attempts to discuss some topical issues related to energy security in the EU against the context of the gas crisis between Russia and Ukraine in 2009. In response to this potential and existential political challenge, Europe has embarked on a process of considering alternative non-Russian sources in their procurement of natural gas resources. Essentially, this process has exposed the Caspian Sea region and particularly the immense gas fields of Azerbaijan, as potentially viable sources. From this standpoint, the purpose of this paper to develop an integrated theoretical framework for energy security concept and to shed light on the policies and strategies applied by the European Union countries to confront the challenges that faces them. The outcomes and consequences of the crisis which were resulted in finding Azerbaijan as Europe’s new and alternative energy provider. Constructing energy union in EU might be the most important project in the history of the world.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
International Relations
Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Shabnam Hasanova
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0000-0003-4485-0237
Azerbaijan
Publication Date
December 31, 2020
Submission Date
September 13, 2020
Acceptance Date
November 11, 2020
Published in Issue
Year 2020 Volume: 4 Number: 2