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Realizacja koncepcji super-petrostate w rosyjskiej polityce po 2016 roku
The Implementation of the Super-Petrostate Concept in Russian Politics After 2016

Author(s): Piotr Mickiewicz
Subject(s): Energy and Environmental Studies, Environmental and Energy policy, International relations/trade
Published by: Oficyna Wydawnicza KA AFM
Keywords: Russian Federation; energy policy; petrostate; super-petrostate;

Summary/Abstract: The article analyzes the process of achieving the status of an energy super-petrostate by Russia after 2016. The adoption of the above time limit results from a change in the form of implementation of the Russian energy policy. The adopted thesis is the statement that Russia is building its position as a world power on the basis of the super-petrostate concept, which has been supplemented with measures to reduce the risk of “Dutch disease” and the negative effects of competition with the US on the LNG market. This goal is achieved by sanctioning the position of an energy carrier exporter who has a signifi cant level of share in their global turnover. At the same time, these exports are to enable the modernization processes of the fuel and energy sector to be launched, allowing for the export of processed energy carriers and manufacturing technologies as well as the implementation of sustainable development policy. Policy focused on economic stimulation of regions located outside economic centers and using the possibilities of economizing production and consumption of energy. An important threat to this policy is the occurrence of the phenomenon of Dutch disease, resulting from the recognition of the fuel and energy sector as the most important sector of the economy, on which the concept of economic development was based, dependence on the level of hunt for energy carriers and their assessment on global markets. The achievement of these goals is also limited by the ability of the economy to absorb the modernization and innovation solutions used, and the reality of the implemented development programs by leading fuel and energy concerns.

  • Issue Year: XVII/2020
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 43-61
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Polish