Russian energy policy and military power
Subtitle: Putin's quest for greatness
By: Pavel K. Baev.
Series: Contemporary security studies
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780415450584; 9780203932605
Subjects: Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich, -- 1952-; Petroleum industry and trade -- Political aspects -- Russia (Federation); Energy policy -- Russia (Federation); Russia (Federation) -- Politics and government -- 1991-; Russia (Federation) -- Military policy
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Three backgrounds; title: The military reform that never happened; title: The energy dividend that was too low; title: and has become too high; title: The dream of a new "greatness" that has come truly false; title: Deadlocked energy-security dilemmas; title: The trickle of the oil money for the military; title: Counter-terrorism and the Caspian oil games; title: Alliance-building with virtual commitments and energy power; title: Military muscle as the ultimate proof of "greatness"; title: Virtually extended nuclear deterrence of the "great power"; title: The army and power-projecting in the new "empire"; title: Internal order and security in the "civilization"; title: Energy power and the quest for "greatness"; title: Applying the gas lever for qualifying as a "great power"; title: Reconstituting the "empire" as an oil-and-gas cartel; title: Hydrocarbon foundation for the "civilization".