noun
resource diplomacy
Diplomatic efforts focused on securing natural resources, such as energy or minerals, through international relations.
日本は資源外交を強化して、エネルギー安全保障を確保しようとしている。
Japan is strengthening resource diplomacy to secure energy security.
Compound of 資源 (しげん, 'resources') and 外交 (がいこう, 'diplomacy').