International Energy Security Viewed by Russia
Article from: OGEL 4 (2007), in Energy Security
Introduction
The term "security" has been in focus of a number of academic debates in the aftermath of the Cold War. The academic debate demonstrated us that the meaning of security varies in time and in space. As it has been demonstrated by the members of the Copenhagen School, security can be only analyzed as a relative concept, which can be defined by various political levels: from states and intergovernmental organizations to private and sub-state actors.[1] Security is the direct impact of the securization , which is defined as an extreme politisation of an issue. Therefore, security can ...