Energy security: concepts, frameworks, and assessment models

Aleksandr Rodionov

UDC

338

VAK Russia

5.2.3

ENERGY SECURITY: CONCEPTS, FRAMEWORKS, AND ASSESSMENT MODELS Energy security: concepts, frameworks, and assessment models

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Published in Economic policy and national security · Pages 84–93 · Rubric: ECONOMIC SECURITY

Received: 13.01.2026 Accepted: 29.01.2026 Published: 25.02.2026

Authors

Aleksandr Rodionov

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Aleksandr Rodionov

Academic degree: doctor of economic sciences

Science rang: professor

Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education “V. Dahl Luhansk State University” Head of the Department · Department of Production Management · Russian Federation

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ABSTRACT

Introduction. Contemporary concepts of energy security and systems for assessing its level have evolved towards multidimensionality. However, as practice shows, various aspects of energy security often conflict with each other, meaning that a policy ensuring one aspect can negatively affect others. This necessitates the development and application of a comprehensive methodology for assessing the state’s level of energy security. The model must encompass multidirectional aspects, and a functional framework developed on the basis of such a comprehensive concept can become a useful tool for practical assessment of the country’s energy security level. Objective. To conduct a systematic analysis of energy security assessment concepts in order to identify basic and supplementary factors influencing the sustainable development of the state’s energy infrastructure and to develop an adequate model that accounts for necessity of conducting a comprehensive and holistic assessment of the country’s energy security level. Methods. A comparative analysis was employed to examine existing energy security assessment methodologies. The Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) mathematical toolkit was used to model the energy security level of the Russian Federation. Results. It is proven that the use of hierarchical assessment models allows for the expansion of the traditional set of indicators characterising the level of energy security to include the following dimensions: energy reserves, energy import and consumption, technologies, and the environment. The availability of a multidimensional assessment model enables a comprehensive and holistic evaluation of the country’s energy security level. For the Russian Federation, this model will comprise three levels: the first is overall security, which holistically reflects the state of Russia’s energy security; the second level includes four factors: resources, import, market, and other; the third level contains specific indicators, each assigned corresponding criterion-based score values.

KEYWORDS

energy, sustainable development, energy efficiency, security

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