1st Edition

Russian Energy Power and Foreign Relations Implications for Conflict and Cooperation

Edited By Jeronim Perovic, Robert W. Orttung, Andreas Wenger Copyright 2009
270 Pages
by Routledge

272 Pages
by Routledge

272 Pages
by Routledge

This book examines Russia's new assertiveness and the role of energy as a key factor in shaping the country's behavior in international relations, and in building political and economic power domestically, since the 1990s. Energy transformed Russia's fortunes after its decline during the 1990s. The wealth generated from energy exports sparked economic recovery and political stabilization, and... Read more

Part 1: Introduction  1. Russian Energy Power: Domestic and International Dimensions Jeronim Perovic  Part 2: The Domestic Dimension of Russian Energy  2. The Sustainability of Russia’s Energy Power: Implications for Russia’s Economy Philip Hanson  3. Energy and State-Society Relations: Socio-Political Aspects of Russia’s Energy Wealth Robert Orttung  4. Developing Russia’s Oil and Gas Industry: What Role for the State? Heiko Pleines  Part 3: Russia's Role in International Energy Markets  5. Russia’s Key Customer: Europe Stacy Closson  6. Russia’s Role in the Eurasian Energy Market: Seeking Control in the Face of Growing Challenges Julia Nanay  7. Russia’s Future Customers: Asia and Beyond Nina Poussenkova  Part 4: International Policies Towards Russia  8. European Perspectives for Managing Dependence Pami Aalto  9. US Energy Policy and the Former Soviet Union: Parallel Tracks Peter Rutland  10. Chinese Perspectives on Russian Oil and Gas Indra Øverland and Kyrre Elvenes Braekhus  Part 5: Conclusion  11. Russia’s Energy Power: Implications for Europe and for Transatlantic Cooperation Andreas Wenger

Biography

Jeronim Perovic is a senior researcher at the Institute of History at the University of Basel and a visiting scholar at the Center for Security Studies at ETH Zurich.

Robert W. Orttung is a visiting scholar at the Center for Security Studies at ETH Zurich and a senior fellow at the Jefferson Institute.

Andreas Wenger is professor of international security policy and director of the Center for Security Studies at ETH Zurich.