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The North Caucasus Region as a Blind Spot in the “European Green Deal”: Energy Supply Security and Energy Superpower Russia

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  • José Antonio Peña-Ramos

    (Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Providencia 7500912, Chile)

  • Philipp Bagus

    (Department of Applied Economics I and History of Economic Institutions (and Moral Philosophy), Rey Juan Carlos University, 28032 Madrid, Spain)

  • Dmitri Amirov-Belova

    (Postgraduate Studies Centre, Pablo de Olavide University, 41013 Sevilla, Spain)

Abstract

The “European Green Deal” has ambitious aims, such as net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. While the European Union aims to make its energies greener, Russia pursues power-goals based on its status as a geo-energy superpower. A successful “European Green Deal” would have the up-to-now underestimated geopolitical advantage of making the European Union less dependent on Russian hydrocarbons. In this article, we illustrate Russian power-politics and its geopolitical implications by analyzing the illustrative case of the North Caucasus, which has been traditionally a strategic region for Russia. The present article describes and analyses the impact of Russian intervention in the North Caucasian secessionist conflict since 1991 and its importance in terms of natural resources, especially hydrocarbons. The geopolitical power secured by Russia in the North Caucasian conflict has important implications for European Union’s energy supply security and could be regarded as a strong argument in favor of the “European Green Deal”.

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  • José Antonio Peña-Ramos & Philipp Bagus & Dmitri Amirov-Belova, 2020. "The North Caucasus Region as a Blind Spot in the “European Green Deal”: Energy Supply Security and Energy Superpower Russia," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(1), pages 1-16, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:14:y:2020:i:1:p:17-:d:466507
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    1. Jan Koehler & Alexey Gunya & Magomed Alkhazurov, 2016. "Insurgency-informed governance in the North Caucasus: observations from Chechnya, Dagestan, and Kabardino-Balkaria," Small Wars and Insurgencies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 27(3), pages 367-391, May.
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    2. Zichen Han & Hailiang Ma, 2021. "Adaptability Assessment and Analysis of Temporal and Spatial Differences of Water-Energy-Food System in Yangtze River Delta in China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(24), pages 1-16, December.

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