Assessment of Political Vulnerabilities on Security of Energy Supply in the Baltic States

Abstract

The article argues that despite the evident link between political environment and security of energy supply, political elements are not sufficiently represented in contemporary scientific literature, namely in indexes that are designed for the assessment of security of energy supply. In an attempt to fill this gap, the article presents an innovative methodology for quantitative assessment of the political vulnerabilities on security of energy supply and applies it to the analysis of the Baltic States.

Keywords

• security of energy supply
• political vulnerability
• baltic states
• index methodology