From Energeopolitics to Technoenergeopolitics, Case Study: Saudi Arabia

Abstract

With the increasing development of technology, human will be able to optimally use energy resources. Policies applied in the field of energy are critical, because they can greatly support energy security by presenting appropriate solutions. One of these solutions is to use modern technology for development in this area.

As a research originated from a dissertation, this paper attempted to focus on energy (oil & gas) as one of the geopolitical variables to evaluate the effects of technology on them. Also, based on a descriptive-analytic approach, this paper tried to utilize SWOT analysis method in the field of energeopolitics to represent the impacts of technology in this field, so based on that information, it could investigate the impacts of these factors on the energy security and thus on the national security of Saudi Arabia.

Keywords: energeopolitics, technoenergeopolitics, Saudi Arabia, energy policy, Energy Security, national security