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Introduction
China,withitsrapidlyexpandingeconomy,isthesecondlargestenergycon-
sumerintheworldlEnergysecurityandtheavailabilityofoilinparticular,has
becomeanincreasinglyimportantconcernforthisstatesincethe1990slChinais
oneofprominentplayersintheglobalenergymarketlItsgrowingenergyneeds
havegivenitastronginterestindevelopingtieswiththeenergy-producingstates
intheregionlItparticipatesinenergyinfrastructureprojectstofindopportunities
togetaccesstooilandgasresourceslInthiscontext,thechapterTheRiseofChina
andItsEnergySecurityProspecthasaspecialimportancelElenaNechaevaand
WangLiexaminedenergypolicyofChinaanditsabilitytoaddresschallengesin
viewoftheglobaluncertaintieslThispaperaimstoexploreChina’senergystrategy
thatunderliesitspolicytowardstheoil-producingcountriesandcrucialissuesof
regionalstabilityl
AnotherkeyglobalenergyconsumerisIndialItscontemporaryinternational
strategyisaimedatenhancingitspositionintheregionofSouthAsiaandbeyondl
Inherchapter,AgnieszkaKuszewskaprovedthatthegrowingimportanceofemer-
gingpowerofIndiaarisesfromitsfasteconomicdevelopmentandpoliticalam-
bitionstoplayastrategicroleincontemporaryinternationalrelationslMoreover,
tacklingtheproblemsofenergysecurityinanadequatewayistheforemostgoalof
thisstrategyl
ThechapterTheArcticandEnergySecurity:OverviewofMainDevelopmentsis
ofspecialimportance,giventhefactthat,forafewyears,thisregionhasbeendesig-
natedasanemergingenergyreservoirandperceivedasaplaceofconflictingclaims
overaccesstothoseenergyresourcesandsupplieslMichałŁuszczuk,asanexpertin
thisareaofresearch,underlinedthat“whilethediminishingArcticOceanicecap
hasopenedtheregionforincreasedactivitiesofthedifferentstateandnon-states
actors,oneofmainissuesoftheirinterestispotentialoftheArcticnon-renewable
energyresources”lTheaimofthischapterwastoanalyzethesignificanceoftheArc-
tichydrocarbonresourcesinregionalandglobalenergysecurityperspectivetracing
therecentdevelopmentstakingplaceineachoftheArcticOceancostalstatesl
WeclosedthispartofthebookwiththechapterEconomicRegulationand
EnergySecurity(NotesontheBrazilianCase)lEgonBockmannMoreiraandMaria-
naAlmeidaKatopresentedthreemainissuesintheirpaperlThefirstissueisinten-
dedtohelpthereaderunderstandthehistoricalevolutionoftheBrazilianelectric
powerindustry:itsinstitutionalformatandtheexploitationofitsresourceslThe
secondoneisdevotedtothepeculiaritiesofBrazilianeconomicregulation,espe-
ciallyintheelectricpowerindustrylThethirdissuepresentssomecommentsabout
energysecurityinBrazilandthechallengestobefacedl
Thethirdpartofthisbookanalysestheperspectivesofenergysecurityinthe
contemporaryinternationalrelationslInthechapterWorldEnergyResources-
MainChallengesofInternationalEnergySecurity,JustynaMisiągiewiczanalyzed
themainchallengesofthecontemporaryinternationalenergysecuritylShewould
