| ID | 093990 |
| Title Proper | Neomercantilism and energy interdependence |
| Other Title Information | Russian strategies in East Asia |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Ziegler, Charles E. |
| Publication | 2010. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article examines the potential for Russia's Siberian and Far East energy projects to create webs of interdependence with the major energy-importing countries of East Asia. Energy policy toward Asia is analyzed with reference to Europe's problematic energy dependence on Russia, where Moscow has supported attempts by state-owned companies like Gazprom to extend control over energy supply and distribution. This analysis finds that Moscow's neomercantilist energy strategy, designed to advance Russian state power, has been marginally more successful with the weaker, more energy-dependent states of Japan and South Korea. China, Asia's major rising power, is more sensitive to the prospect of becoming too dependent on Russia as a supplier of oil and gas, because dependence could constrain Beijing's global ambitions. |
| `In' analytical Note | Asian Security Vol. 6, No. 1; Jan-Apr 2010: p. 74 - 93 |
| Journal Source | Asian Security Vol. 6, No. 1; Jan-Apr 2010: p. 74 - 93 |
| Key Words | East Asia ; Russian Strategies ; Energy Interdependence ; Energy ; Russia ; Energy Policy ; Moscow ; Neomercantilist Energy Strategy ; Beijing |