Russian Energy Strategy And Sino-Russian Energy Cooperation

After the end of the Cold War, international relations were in the state of peace and development in a large environment. Exchanges among different countries were based on the cooperative manner. The development of international community has tended to multi-polarization and globalization, but in the meantime, the policy of the unipolar United States made great challenge to the developing counties, such as, China and Russia, which allowed the two countries share some common interests in political, economic, military and scientific and technological fields. Thus it seems particularly important to adopt the cooperative strategy in order to safeguard the national interests of both countries. Different schools on the issue of international relationships state their options, among which is the construction of a new system of freedom to the building of cooperation theory. The Neo-liberalism holds that the international system has a restraining mechanism. Specifically, it includes the following points of view:First, economic cooperation can prompt the national security. Neo-liberalism believes that the relationship between different counties are based on independent, self-decided, self-discipline and equal standards. It advocates abolishing all obstacles of different counties, interpersonal, capital, services and goods. The exchange of thought and goods without any barriers can contribute to the establishment of the relationship between different counties; cancel misunderstanding, and strength trust. Developing economic cooperation, which is conducive to increasing mutual cooperation and interdependence among countries, it also implies that national security can be achieved.Second, international mechanisms can be used to protect national security. Neo-liberalism believes that the strengthening mass destruction weapons increase the cost of starting war. But the extensive application of science and technology in producing and the mutual dependent relationship among different counties enlarge the cooperative interests instead of conflict. Meanwhile, international mechanisms, the international rules, and systems provide a channel to communicate and co-operate between different countries. The motive of cooperation can help them to cooperate with each other.Third, military force is not sufficient to protect national security. Neo-liberalism believes that the country which has a strong force can not bring stability to the international community, instead, will undermine international rules against peace. The military and security issues as well as international relations are becoming easing. The military threat may be in a secondary position.This shows that the relating theories of Neo-liberalism show some guidance to the establishment of cooperative relationship between China and Russia. The phenomenon of the cooperation between China and Russia and the process of the establishment of the cooperative mechanisms can be viewed from the perspectives by means of Neo-liberalism. This makes the application of Neo-liberalism in the establishment of mechanisms for cooperation between China and Russia has a realistic significance. This is the purpose of this thesis.