Budget Superpower: How Russia Challenges the West with An Economy Smaller than Texas&#039;

John Ruehl

doi:10.5771/9780761873396

Summary

The Kremlin’s ability to shape global affairs appeared decimated following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. Coupled with the internal instability that gripped Russia in the 1990s, Moscow struggled to develop a coherent and effective foreign policy for almost a decade. But under President Vladimir Putin, Russia has steadily reemerged as one of the most significant countries in the world—and one that is increasingly willing to challenge the United States.

In Budget Superpower, geopolitics journalist John P. Ruehl explores how Russia has achieved this feat, despite its relatively limited economic strength. The book is divided into eight chapters, each exploring a tool or approach of the Kremlin’s and how and where it has used this method to maximize Russia’s influence. Each chapter also analyzes the weaknesses and vulnerabilities of Russia’s strategies, as well as cautious predictions for how they may evolve in the future.

Russia’s determination to confront the United States has become increasingly apparent over the last decade, culminating in the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. In addition to demonstrating how Russia has effectively undermined the American-led global order, Budget Superpower will help readers understand why Russia has committed to this policy in the face of increasing push back and globally destabilizing consequences.

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Edition: 1/2022
Copyright Year: 2022
ISBN-Print: 978-0-7618-7338-9
ISBN-Online: 978-0-7618-7339-6
Publisher: Hamilton Books, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 418
Product Type: Monograph

1. Contents No access
2. List of Illustrations No access
3. Prologue No access
4. Acknowledgments No access
5. Introduction No access
6. List of Abbreviations No access
Firepower and Force Projection No access Pages 1 - 36
The Special Services No access Pages 37 - 70
The Russian World No access Pages 71 - 106
Political and Information Warfare No access Pages 107 - 152
Irregular Actors No access Pages 153 - 192
Energy and Resource Politics No access Pages 193 - 234
Economic Influence No access Pages 235 - 276
Russia and the United States Order No access Pages 277 - 308
Conclusion No access Pages 309 - 322
Bibliography No access Pages 323 - 398
Index No access Pages 399 - 416
About the Author No access Pages 417 - 418