Political Economy of Russian Aluminium

Jakub M. Godzimirski is Research Professor at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) in Oslo, Norway. He has been working on Russian foreign and security policy issues at NUPI for more than 20 years, paying special attention to the role of energy resources in Russian grand strategy. His current research focuses on developments in Eastern Europe and post-Soviet space, including economy, security and foreign policy and migration and diaspora related questions.

• Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Basics of the Global Aluminium Market.- Chapter 3. Soviet and Russian Aluminium until 2000 in Brief.- Chapter 4. National Consolidation 2000–2007.- Chapter 5. Global Consolidation and Challenges 2007–2016.- Chapter 6. Intermezzo, or: Regional Aluminium Games.- Chapter 7. Capture of the Russian State Under Yeltsin?.-  Chapter 8. Return of the State under Putin.- Chapter 9. Masters of the Russian Aluminium Roulette.- Chapter 10. Conclusions.

“This book will provide the reader an understanding of the Russian aluminium industry as one of the most important segments of the Russian economy. The book shows that the Al industry is on the one hand very strongly connected to global markets, but on the other hand clearly influenced by Russian politics.” (METALL, Vol. 73 (1-2), 2019)