Перспективы развития атомной энергетики в восточной части Балтийского моря как фактор формирования системы международных отношений в регионе

Abstract

Currently, the development of economic diplomacy in the world is determined by a combination of globalization and regionalization processes; moreover, it exhibits an economic dimension. At the same time, the Baltic Sea region demonstrates large-scale politicisation of the objective processes of economic cooperation. The development of nuclear power in the eastern part of the Baltic Sea is indicative of the effectiveness of political and economic cooperation in the region. The author believes that Russia and the Baltics have an economic and technological opportunity for developing cooperation in the field of energy. The only question is whether historical patterns of interstate relations can be overcome. A more pronounced international division of labour accompanied by the historically developed specialization of the USSR-Russia makes nuclear power an important factor of Russia’s economic diplomacy. The promotion of Russian energy projects in the region contributes to the development of a system of mutually beneficial ties. The economic prerequisite to that is the increasing energy deficiency in the region.