Review of Russia’s Energy Cooperation with the Middle East
Author(s): QIANG Xiaoyun, Center for Russian and Central Asian Studies, Research Fellow, Institute for Global Governance, Shanghai Institutes for International Studies
Pages: 47-60+119
Year: 2017 Issue: 1
Journal: Arab World Studies
Keyword: Russia; M iddle East; Energy Cooperation; Energy Diplomacy;
Abstract: Energy cooperation is an important diplomatic tool for Russia’s involvement in the Middle East. With the help of energy cooperation,Russia is developing relationships with key Middle Eastern countries,strengthening cooperation with traditional friendly countries,which contributes to the building of Russia’s three-dimensional diplomacy toward the Middle East. Russia’s energy cooperation with the Middle East serves its overall foreign policy,subject to its domestic economic situation and its overall economic strength,covering both bilateral and multilateral cooperation. Continued downturn of the oil price and turbulence of the region have promoted the energy cooperation between Russia and regional countries on the one hand,but have left hidden inevitable competition between the two,both of whom are energy producers and exporters,in crucial international energy consumption markets.
Pages: 47-60+119
Year: 2017 Issue: 1
Journal: Arab World Studies
Keyword: Russia; M iddle East; Energy Cooperation; Energy Diplomacy;
Abstract: Energy cooperation is an important diplomatic tool for Russia’s involvement in the Middle East. With the help of energy cooperation,Russia is developing relationships with key Middle Eastern countries,strengthening cooperation with traditional friendly countries,which contributes to the building of Russia’s three-dimensional diplomacy toward the Middle East. Russia’s energy cooperation with the Middle East serves its overall foreign policy,subject to its domestic economic situation and its overall economic strength,covering both bilateral and multilateral cooperation. Continued downturn of the oil price and turbulence of the region have promoted the energy cooperation between Russia and regional countries on the one hand,but have left hidden inevitable competition between the two,both of whom are energy producers and exporters,in crucial international energy consumption markets.
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