Recently added articles from Demokratizatsiya:
Introduction.(Editorial)
Sep 22, 2007; Goldman, Marshall I. ... Searching for a way to characterize Vladimir Putin's eight years as Russia's president, it is hard to improve on "Russia is back!" Certainly, his rapid-fire criticisms of the West and the United States--combined with the new self-confident and assertive claims of Russia's economic, ...
The dog barks but the caravan moves on.(Company overview)
Sep 22, 2007; Goldman, Marshall I. ... Abstract: With the revenue from Russia's oil exports, Russia has moved from its near-bankrupt status after the August 1998 financial collapse to a situation where it is now a financial powerhouse. Although revenue from natural gas exports is not as large, Russia's natural gas pipelines ...
Russia and the United States: no longer rivals, not yet partners.(Essay)
Sep 22, 2007; Matzke, Richard H. ... Abstract: Russia is the world's largest producer and exporter of energy and the United States is the world's largest consumer and importer of energy. As such, there are many reasons to seek better and more numerous associations at all levels. The Russian energy sector is relatively new, as ...
Russia and the European Union: an outlook for collaboration and competition in European natural gas markets.(Company overview)
Sep 22, 2007; Cohen, Michael D. ... Abstract: In the aftermath of recent natural gas and oil supply disruptions to European markets, Russia's long-term supply stability and Europe's natural gas market developments are of utmost concern to both the producer and the consumer. As Europe's indigenous supply declines, it will ...
Energy reform in Russia and the implications for European energy security.(Company overview)
Sep 22, 2007; Price, Robert F. ... Abstract: Gazprom's long-term production capacity has been a source of concern both domestically and internationally. It has resisted major development projects out of concern for their high marginal costs and uncertainty over future domestic and international prices. Now the Russian ...
Natural gas in the context of Russia's energy system.
Sep 22, 2007; Dienes, Leslie ... Abstract: This article examines Russia's natural gas consumption in the context of stationary energy use, particularly the close linkage between electricity and heat supply. This interdependence will largely determine the prospect of domestic demand and will restrict the extent of ...
The unified energy systems of Russia (RAO-UES) in Central Asia and the Caucasus: nets of interdependence.(Report)
Sep 22, 2007; Sabonis-Helf, Theresa ... Abstract: Most Central Asian and Caucasus countries have, to some extent, transformed and privatized their electricity sectors using the World Bank's advice. In recent years, the Russian parastatal Unified Energy Systems of Russia (RAO-UES) has purchased much of the generation and ...
Energy dependence and political power: some paradoxes.
Sep 22, 2007; Quester, George H. ... Abstract: A key supplier of energy holds political power over an energy user. Paradoxically, however, the opposite can also be true. Examples include the relationship since the 1970s between the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and the West, the 1980s debate about the ...
Well-Oiled Diplomacy: Strategic Manipulation and Russia's Energy Statecraft in Eurasia.(Book review)
Sep 22, 2007; Kesarchuk, Olga ... Well-Oiled Diplomacy: Strategic Manipulation and Russia's Energy Statecraft in Eurasia, Adam N. Stulberg. Albany: State University of New York Press, 2007. 337 pp. $80.00. In recent years, energy security has been high on Europe's agenda. The dependence on Russian gas and oil ...
Out of Order: Russian Political Values in an Imperfect World.(Book review)
Sep 22, 2007; Wilkening, Brandon ... Out of Order: Russian Political Values in an Imperfect World, Ellen Carnaghan. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2007. 330 pp. $55.00. Ellen Carnaghan's Out of Order looks at Russians' understanding of democracy through a series of intensive interviews. ...