1st Edition

Securitizing Energy Resources and Critical Raw Materials Natural Gas and Rare Earths

By Gina Panagopoulou Copyright 2027
200 Pages 1 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

Securitizing Energy Resources and Critical Raw Materials explores what it takes for a natural resource to become securitized, and a source of conflict, through the examples of rare earths and natural gas. Under what circumstances do natural resources become securitized?  Why have rare earths and natural gas become securitized?  Why have rare earths gradually made it to the limelight of the... Read more

Chapter 1. Introduction to Securitization, Energy Security and Critical Raw Materials  Chapter 2. Introduction to Natural Gas and Rare Earths  Chapter 3. Natural Gas Case Studies  Chapter 4. Rare Earths Case Studies  Chapter 5. Comparison  Chapter 6. The Natural Resources Index of Conflict (Nric)  Chapter 7. Conclusions

Biography

Gina Panagopoulou is Adjunct Faculty in the Department of International and European Studies at the University of Piraeus, Greece.