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An assessment of Russia that suggests that we should look beyond traditional means of power to understand its strength and capacity to disrupt international politics.
Too often, we are told that Russia plays a weak hand well. But, perhaps the nations cards are better than we know. Russia ranks significantly behind the US and China by traditional measures of power: GDP, population size and health, and military might. Yet 25 years removed from its mid-1990s nadir following the collapse of the USSR, Russia has become a supremely disruptive force in world politics. Kathryn E. Stoner assesses the resurrection of Russia and argues that we should look beyond traditional means of power to assess its strength in global affairs. Taking into account how Russian domestic politics under Vladimir Putin influence its foreign policy, Stoner explains how Russia has battled its way back to international prominence.
From Russias seizure of the Crimea from Ukraine to its military support for the Assad regime in Syria, the country has reasserted itself as a major global power. Stoner examines these developments and more in tackling the big questions about Russias turnaround and global future. Stoner marshals data on Russias political, economic, and social development and uncovers key insights from its domestic politics. Russian people are wealthier than the Chinese, debt is low, and fiscal policy is good despite sanctions and the volatile global economy. Vladimir Putins autocratic regime faces virtually no organized domestic opposition. Yet, mindful of maintaining control at home, Russia under Putin also uses its varied power capacities to extend its influence abroad. While we often underestimate Russias global influence, the consequences are evident in the disruption of politics in the US, Syria, and Venezuela, to name a few. Russia Resurrected is an eye-opening reassessment of the country, identifying the actual sources of its power in international politics and why it has been able to redefine the post-Cold War global order.
Contents
Part I: Russia Resurrected?
Chapter 1: Is Russia Resurrected? Assessing State Power and Its Domestic Determinants
Part II: Russian Power Abroad: A Multidimensional Approach
Chapter 2: Where Does Russia Matter? Russian Influence in its "Near Abroad"
Chapter 3: Where Else Does Russia Matter? Beyond the Neighborhood
Part III: The Means of Projecting Russian Power Abroad
Chapter 4: The Unsteady Economic Basis of Russian Power
Chapter 5: Russian Power is Hard and Soft: The Revitalized Russian Military, Media and Cyber Capabilities
Chapter 6: Russian Society: Empowered or Enfeebled?
Part III: The Domestic Determinants of the use of Russian Power Abroad
Chapter 7: Is Autocracy an Advantage? How, When and Why Russia Projects its Power Abroad
Chapter 8: The Implications for Global Politics of the Domestic Determinants of Russian Power
