Latin America as a development vector of the Russian energy diplomacy
The purpose of the study is to assess the prospects of the Russian-Latin American energy cooperation as a development vector of the Russian energy diplomacy. The objectives are to identify threats to and opportunities for further development of the Russian-Latin American energy cooperation; to identify strengths and weaknesses of both parties as energy cooperation partners. The hypothesis is as follows: facilitating energy cooperation with the Latin American countries can give the Russian energy diplomacy an impulse for further development. Methods: theoretical and empirical, namely, scientific generalization, system analysis, deductive synthesis, logical analysis. Mathematical and statistical research methods were also used over the course of the study. Results: an analysis of the major cooperation parameters (risks, opportunities, weaknesses and strengths) is performed.