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1 e g a briefing paper p The Means and Ends of Russian Influence Abroad Series Russia’s Energy Diplomacy John Lough Russia and Eurasia Programme | May 2011 | REP RSP BP 2011/01 Summary points  Russia’s large energy resources are a mainstay of its foreign policy and an essential source of its current political power projection and international prestige. These resources can act as a source of economic attraction for neighbours and partners. They are a significant factor in bilateral relations with neighbours that can be traded for political and economic benefit.  Russia also uses its energy relations as a means of achieving economic and political influence through non-traditional and non-transparent mechanisms. At times, Russia employs energy in coercive ways and to build patterns of dependence.  While Russsia’s energy exports give it international clout, the current development and export model has created a dynamic that has undermined trust and at times created counterproductive outcomes with both CIS and EU countries.  The changing external environment and pressures to develop new Russian sources of oil and gas production may force changes.