TÜRKIYE`S ENERGETIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE ENERGY HUB STRATEGY TOWARDS VULNERABLE STATES

Over the last three decades, the energetic context of the entire world has changed dramatically. Year by year, the interest in well-managed access to natural resources has been growing, replacing the political background of negotiations and intergovernmental alliances. States are more self-oriented and try to benefit from their geographical position, as well as contouring the new political and economic context according to their interests. Therefore, non-exporting countries can take advantage of exports too. The resource-exporting countries` role in the international arena has grown and reached unbelievable levels since energetic crises emerged, affecting not only the vulnerable states but also the global economic background. Today`s economy is much more interconnected than thirty, or fifty years ago, but states have implemented approximately the same policies regarding economic redress and improvement policies.