Energy Security as Added Value for NATO's New Missions

In today's world, it is a fact that energy plays an important role in protecting the national interests of the big countries and in implementing a number of strategic goals. For example, it can be taken into account the recent active geopolitical interventions by the Russian Federation and the intensive use of energy diplomacy to satisfy the political ambition of the Kremlin. First of all, it should be mentioned about the recent growth trends of energy interdependence between Russia and European partners of NATO. It is known that the European members of North Atlantic alliance consume more than 450 billion M3 of natural gas per year. At the same time, more than 60% of natural gas export of Russia in carried out on the European market. According to the data of 2018, “Gazprom” has exported 200.8 billion M3 on the European market. This chapter explores energy security as a part of NATO's mission.