Russian Energy Power and Foreign Relations

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.

• 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

'...an important first step toward clarifying the relationship between energy and foreign policy. The book is valuable for its synoptic coverage of the major dimensions of the energy instrument in Russian politics.' - The Russian Review, Jan 2009, Vol.69, No.1, 182