A shift in the paradigm of energy cooperation between Russia and Northeast Asia countries facing new global and regional challenges: from predominant sale of energy resources to innovation and technology cooperation

Abstract

The paper is concerned with the specific features of Russia’s economic development in a new economic environment that caused the need to revise the priorities of energy policy. The research presents the initial conditions, targets and strategic directions of energy development in the East of the country. The focus is made on the priority lines of innovation and technology cooperation between Russia and Northeast Asian countries in the field of energy, and recommendations on necessary conditions and initiatives for their successful implementation are given.

Keywords

• East Siberia
• the Far East
• Eastern energy policy
• energy sector
• energy cooperation interstate innovative-technological cooperation in the energy field
• mechanisms of energy strategy implementation