postsovietПроблемы постсоветского пространстваPost-Soviet Issues2313-89202587-8174The Centre of Regional Research10.24975/2313-8920-2019-6-1-84-91postsoviet-190Research ArticleПОЛИТИЧЕСКИЕ ПРОБЛЕМЫPOLITICSИнициатива «Трех морей»: перспективы развития энергетического сектора в рамках хорватской внешней политики«The Three Seas Initiative»: Perspectives of Energy Sector Development within the Croatian Foreign PolicyЗубовичМ.ZubovicM.

Марта Зубович

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Marta Zubovic

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zubovicmarta@gmail.comДипломатическая академия МИД РФРоссияDiplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian FederationRussian Federation201911042019618491Copyright © Зубович М., 20192019Зубович М.Zubovic M.Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://www.postsovietarea.com/jour/article/view/190

Статья посвящена инициативе «Трех морей», основателями которой являются Республика Хорватия и Республика Польша. Проект был официально основан в 2015 г., а его главная цель — развивание сотрудничества в областях энергетики и транспорта между государствами-членами. В статье особое внимание уделяется вопросу развития энергетического сектора Республики Хорватия в рамках инициативы, которое прежде всего можно осуществить через строение терминала сжиженного газа на острове Крк в Хорватии. Кроме того, в статье обсуждаются положительные и отрицательные аспекты данной инициативы, которая включает в себя 12 стран центральной и восточной Европы, и деятельность которой привлекла внимание как западных государств-членов Евросоюза, так и США и России. Участие Хорватии в инициативе «Трех морей» как одного из инициаторов проекта является самым важным шагом в развитии внешней политики государства, и при успешной имплементации, даст ему возможность укрепить свою геополитическую позицию в Европе.

The article revolves around the Three Seas Initiative, a project launched in 2015 by the Republic of Croatia and the Republic of Poland, aimed at the development of cooperation and international relations between its 12 member states in the sphere of energy, digitalization and transport. Special emphasis is put on the development of Croatia’s foreign policy in the energy sector within the aforementioned Initiative, which can be achieved through the country’s participation in the construction of an LNG terminal on the island of Krk in Croatia. Moreover, both positive and negative aspects of the Initiative are presented in the article, considering the fact it has attracted not only the attention of western EU countries, but also the United States and Russia. Croatia’s participation in the projects of the Three Seas Initiative as one of its founders is considered to be one of the biggest steps in the country’s recent foreign policy, and if successfully put into practice, the Initiative could provide Croatia an opportunity to strengthen its geopolitical position in Europe.

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