Political Economy of Energy Policy of Russian Federation towards USA and European Union.

The aim of the paper is to analyze genesis of energy policy of Russian Federation towards the main consumers of Russian oil â€" leading economies of the European Union, North America and Pacific Rim. Since 2000 this policy of driven of a combination of political and economic reasons.The idea of the paper is to present existing Russian strategy of relations with Western energy companies and governments as combination of strategic aims (equal status in global politics and economy) and short-term tactics (electoral interests of different players in Russian energy sector, rivalry between regions and companies for control of energy markets of Russia, CIS countries and some other countries). The special emphasis in the paper will be given to natural gas sector of Russian economy and role of the GAZPROM in opening Western markets for investments of Russian energy giants. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]