Same but different : Rosatom as the Kremlin’s upcoming leverage?

JIRUŠEK, Martin, Tomáš VLČEK and James HENDERSON. Same but different : Rosatom as the Kremlin’s upcoming leverage? Journal of Contemporary European Studies. Abingdon: Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis, 2024, neuveden, neuveden, p. 1-17. ISSN 1478-2804. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14782804.2024.2348159.

Basic information

• Original name: Same but different : Rosatom as the Kremlin’s upcoming leverage?
• Authors: JIRUŠEK, Martin, Tomáš VLČEK and James HENDERSON.
• Edition: Journal of Contemporary European Studies, Abingdon, Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis, 2024, 1478-2804.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Article in a journal
• Field of Study: 50601 Political science
• Country of publisher: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• WWW: URL
• Impact factor: Impact factor: 1.300 in 2022
• Organization unit: Faculty of Social Studies
• Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14782804.2024.2348159
• UT WoS: 999
• Keywords in English: Rosatom; Russia; energy geopolitics; nuclear energy; Hungary; Finland
• Tags: online first
• Tags: International impact, Reviewed

Abstract

Russia’s relations with the EU have worsened over the past decade, and energy-related issues have been part of this regress. The attention has been mostly turned to natural gas and Gazprom, while Rosatom, another state-controlled energy giant, has been largely overlooked, although it may be the next vehicle fostering Russia’s foreign policy goals. To find out whether this is the case, Hungary and Finland were chosen as case studies to determine whether Rosatom serves as leverage for Russian political influence. The research utilized the authors’ analytical model to find manifestations of strategic behavior, pointing at political leveraging of the deals in point. The findings revealed that Russia could use Rosatom’s nuclear deals as vehicles for its foreign policy goals. The outcome is, however, case-specific, depending on the leeway given by the host country.

Links

• MUNI/A/1475/2023, interní kód MU: Name: Perspektivy evropské integrace v kontextu globální politiky VI

Investor: Masaryk University, Perspectives of the European integration in the context of Global Politics VI