Russian Pipeline Politics In Context Of 'Strong' And 'Weak' Globalization(s)

摘要

High energy/commodity prices, growing political instability and social unrest in the most significant energy-producing regions reveal the overwhelming importance of this sector for global stability and sustainable economic growth. Many energy-producing countries still see the energy resource base and infrastructure as one of the key pillars of their statehood and, in some cases, as a means of rising to a position of global strategic significance.