Energy security relations between the EU and Russia from the perspective of the theory of interdependence

Subject Areas : International Relations

Fatemeh Hamoei ¹ (Ph.D. Candidate in International Relations, Faculty of Law, Theology and Political Science, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch of Tehran.)
Kayhan Barzegar ² (Associate Professor of International Relations, Faculty of, Law, Theology and Political Science, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch of Tehran, Iran. {Corresponding Author})
Hamid Ahmadi ³ (Professor of Political Science, Faculty of Law and Political Science, University of Tehran)
hossain daheshiar ⁴ (Professor of Political Science, Faculty of Law and Political Science, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran.)

Received: 2022-05-29 Accepted : 2022-09-16 Published : 2022-08-23

Keywords: Interdependence, Russia, European Union, Asymmetric, energy Security, Sensitivity and Vulnerability,

Abstract :

Due to the lack of a common energy policy in the European Union because of the differing dependence of its members on Russian resources, different geographical conditions and diverse incentives, the Union has committed itself to adhering to a specific security policy for energy. A long-term strategy based on interdependence with the energy market, European unity, and improved governance in energy-producing countries. The present paper analyzes the complex energy relations between Russia and the European Union, which are at the same time involved in conflict and cooperation, in the Charter of "Asymmetric Interdependence". The purpose of this research is to discover and present the reasons for adopting a European Union collective strategy to provide sustainable and secure energy security. In order to achieve this purpose using a theoretical analysis, we identify the EU and Russia's sensitivity and vulnerability axes in terms of energy and the prospects for future interdependence in the forthcoming decades and ultimately conclude from the increasing trend that the symmetric interdependence on the issue of energy security between the two sides, neither party will be able to carry out their own security considerations without regard to the other party's security.