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16. Energy Wealth as Peace and Democracy Incentive: The Eastern Mediterranean Case

Author : Andreas Stergiou

Published in: Democracy and an Open-Economy World Order

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

In recent years, the geopolitics of energy, especially oil and gas, intruded heavily upon the international political agenda, as energy was transformed from a pure economic issue to a political one (Mingst 2008, p. 276). The geopolitical/geostrategic dimension of energy security in particular has made a spectacular return in world politics. Increasingly more countries have recognized the importance of incorporating energy security more systematically into foreign policy by developing various tools of promoting their strategic goals in this regard.

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Title: Energy Wealth as Peace and Democracy Incentive: The Eastern Mediterranean Case
Author: Andreas Stergiou
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: Democracy and an Open-Economy World Order
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-52167-1

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-52168-8

Copyright Year: 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52168-8_16