Concerns over the weaponization of energy during the war in Ukraine have revived state anxieties about overreliance on certain foreign energy sources. This Essay argues that instruments of energy trade and investment protection have helped to lock states into dangerous dependencies. Trade and investment law can inhibit energy security strategies designed to diversify away from unreliable sources and to block suspicious investors. With energy used as a weapon, reform of the liberal energy regime is needed to allow states to prevent the creation of dependencies and protect their energy security in the new geopolitical reality.

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能源武器化：新地缘政治现实中的能源、贸易和投资法

乌克兰战争期间对能源武器化的担忧再次引发了各国对过度依赖某些外国能源的担忧。这篇文章认为，能源贸易和投资保护工具有助于将国家锁定在危险的依赖关系中。贸易和投资法可能会抑制旨在远离不可靠来源并阻止可疑投资者的能源安全战略。以能源作为武器，需要对自由能源制度进行改革，以允许各国在新的地缘政治现实中防止产生依赖并保护其能源安全。