‍Central Asia and The Caucasus Journal

Abstract The Literature of the Russian Energy Security: Future Strategies This study surveys the academic literature on Russian energy security, focusing on developments following the onset of the war in Ukraine. Considering the extensive Western sanctions targeting Russia's energy sector, this study explores the key strategic components shaping Russia's contemporary energy security posture. Employing a systematic literature review methodology, 90 pertinent articles and scientific documents published between 2010 and 2024 were selected and analyzed. The analysis focused on three core areas: concepts of energy security, Russian foreign policy, and economic sanctions. Qualitative thematic analysis of the selected literature was conducted using MAXQDA software. To complement the qualitative synthesis and support the interpretation of trends within the literature, descriptive quantitative analyses (such as frequency counts or trend analysis) were performed using SPSS and OriginPro software. The findings indicate that Russia's "Eastern pivot"—a strategic reorientation of energy policy and exports towards Asia—has gained prominence as a central element of the country's energy security strategy in the wake of the war in Ukraine and subsequent sanctions.

Abstract The reforms of the Russian Constitution in 2020 represent the largest and most important constitutional changes since the advent of Russia's new political system in 1993 until now. While clarifying the main dimensions of these reforms, this article emphasizes a special type of indigenous democracy in Russia called "sovereign democracy" or "guided democracy" and tries to answer the question of whether the 2020 constitutional reforms are a sign of