The energy politicization of the Russian Federation and the dialectic of the capitalist system

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https://doi.org/10.24215/23142766e207

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Russia, natural resources, energy, capitalism

Abstract

The article aims to analyze the concept of natural resources and their political use by the Russian Federation. For this, energy trade, Russia's political bargaining process, and the capitalist system will be considered through the dialectical and historical materialism method through the following guiding question: How does the Russian Federation use its energy resource as a political platform?

Author Biography

  • Arthur Mastroiani Máximo de Lucena, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Brasil

    Máster en Relaciones Internacionales por la Universidad Estatal de Paraíba. Profesor de Licenciatura en Geografía en la Universidad Estatal de Paraíba. Editor del Grupo de Estudios e Investigación en Asia Pacífico (GEPAP). Artículo financiado por la Fundación de Apoyo a la Investigación del Estado de Paraíba. 

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2025-07-14

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de Lucena, A. M. M. (2025). The energy politicization of the Russian Federation and the dialectic of the capitalist system. International Relations, 34(68), 207. https://doi.org/10.24215/23142766e207