A política externa de Vladimir Putin: a cooperação energética sino-russa como instrumento de poder e influência na região da Eurásia

Abstract

The research aims to carry out an analysis of the Russian Federation's foreign policy after the dissolution of the Soviet Union (1991), prepared by Vladimir Putin and how Moscow uses Sino-Russian energy cooperation, as well as energy resources (oil and natural gas) within the scope of the country's foreign policy, from the perspective of the new configuration of international policy, which emerged after the end of the Cold War. In this sense, the main objective of the research focuses on the analysis of the use of energy resources in terms of foreign policy. It is suggested as a hypothesis the instrumentalization of the energy sector with the Russian purpose of retaking its power of influence and projecting power in the post-Soviet space. To this end, the methodology used in the research has a qualitative approach, a hypothetical-deductive method, with a bibliographic, documentary and historical procedure and consists of a descriptive and explanatory objective.