European Energy
Security Has Emerged As One Of The Most Consequential Policy Domains Of The
Twenty-First Century, Intensified Dramatically By Russia's Full-Scale Invasion
Of Ukraine In February 2022. This Article Examines How The Resultant Energy
Crisis Constitutes A Systemic Risk Capable Of Transmitting Asymmetric Economic
Shocks Across European Union (EU) Member States, Thereby Reshaping The Region's
Power Structure. Drawing On The Regional Security Complex Theory (RSCT) As Its
Analytical Framework, The Study Argues That The Established Patterns Of Energy
Dependence In The EU, Particularly The Overreliance On Russian Natural Gas,
Have Not Only Jeopardized Economic Stability But Have Also Undermined The EU's Capacity
To Function As The Principal Ordering Agent In Its Neighborhood. The Article
Traces The Evolution Of EU Energy Policy From Its Foundational Treaty
Commitments Through Successive Legislative Milestones To The Post-Invasion
Repowereu Initiative, Evaluating Both Achievements And Persistent
Vulnerabilities. Central And Eastern European Member States Are Found To Face
Disproportionate Exposure To Supply Disruptions, Compounding Pre-Existing
Structural Weaknesses Within The Eurozone. The Analysis Concludes That Unless
Robust Energy Diversification And Accelerated Renewable Transition Are
Achieved, The European Region Risks Drifting Towards Non-Polarity, A Condition
Characterized By The Absence Of Any Great Power Capable, Willing, And Able To
Act As A Stabilizing Regional Ordering Agent.
