This slides show presents the basics of general security policy in the world with the specific focus on ever-changing energy security policy in recent decades, in different parts of the world and in particular in Russia, EU. The topics offered are the concept of energy security itself, its past, present and potential future. The slideshow focuses on various resources of energy and how they influence on foreign and security policies of the countries and regions. Thus, oil, gas are the main topics, however – water, uranium etc. will also be discussed. The African oil countries, South American oil states, the Gulf countries, Russia, Norway, OPEC will be analyzed.