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Natural Gas as an Instrument of Russian State Power [Enlarged Edition]

ByAlexander GhalebStrategic Studies Institute

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The slow re-emergence of Russia as a world power despite its weak military force is of critical significance for the strategic interests of the United States in Europe. Since the Cold War, Russia has been perceived as a broken nation that no longer represents a threat to the North Atlantic Alliance. This monograph emphasizes that Russia overcame this major vulnerability by developing the capacity to use unilateral economic sanctions in the form of gas pricing and gas disruptions against many European North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member states. It agrees with many scholars and politicians alike who fear that Russia will leverage its monopoly of natural gas to gain political concessions. The author suggests it is only a matter of time until Russia will use natural gas as an instrument of coercion to disrupt NATO’s decisionmaking process.

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Publication Date
Jul 16, 2013
Language
English
ISBN
9781304235190
Category
Education & Language
Copyright
All Rights Reserved - Standard Copyright License
Contributors
By (author): Alexander Ghaleb, By (author): Strategic Studies Institute, By (author): U.S. Army War College

Specifications

Pages
163
Binding
Perfect Bound
Interior Color
Black & White
Dimensions
US Letter (8.5 x 11 in / 216 x 279 mm)

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