His research is focused on Russian resource politics, particularly in the mining and metals industry. His most recent monograph, Russia’s Oil Barons and Metal Magnates, offers an analysis of the role of the so-called oligarchs in the post-Soviet Russian political economy. Other recent publications have examined particular sectors of the mining industry, as well as taxation in the resource sector. His current major project focuses on the Russian policy-making process, with a particular emphasis on business-related economic policy.