IS RUSSIA A THREAT TO ESTONIAN ENERGY SECURITY?
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Triinu Tarus and Matthew Crandall
Published 2012-01-01
https://doi.org/10.15388/BJPS.2012.1.433
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and Matthew Crandall, T.T. (2012) “IS RUSSIA A THREAT TO ESTONIAN ENERGY SECURITY?”, Baltic Journal of Political Science, (1), pp. 77–91. doi:10.15388/BJPS.2012.1.433.

Abstract

This study examines whether Russia is a threat to Estonia’s energy security as well as how Estonia has reacted to Russia as an energy supplier. The authors use Stephen Walt’s balance of threat theory as a framework to understand the potential of Russia as a threat, as well as how Estonia has reacted. The balance of threat theory is chosen because it effectively establishes when states view others as a threat and how they react. The focus of the work is on Estonia’s dependence on Russian natural gas and the great lengths Estonia has gone to be energy self-sufficient. The article concludes that Estonia can and does see Russia as a threat to its energy security and has taken significant measures to reduce its dependency on Russia as an energy supplier.

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