Geoenergy: Russia's dominance in the development of Arctic energy resources

Solar energy reaching the Earth's surface is accumulated, stored, and, through extraction, converted into primary energy resources, the products of which are used to support the population's diverse economic activities and personal consumption. Moreover, energy has become so integral to the daily lives of the population that even minor disruptions in supply chains, especially electricity, can cause significant social conflicts. Energy has internal and external development contours. The internal contour encompasses the production (extraction), distribution, exchange, and consumption of energy resources themselves, as well as the associated energy infrastructure. On the external contour, property rights (from the standpoint of possession, disposal, and use) create the preconditions for the establishment of a dominant position for the owner not only in the development of energy resources but also, when used as a political tool, within a specific contour of the geopolitical atlas of the modern world. Essentially, geoenergetics utilizes imperatives similar to those of geopolitics and geoeconomics, demonstrating the means to achieve global dominance. This is illustrated using the Arctic as an example.