Russia and the CIS in 2008: Axis of authoritarianism?

Asian Survey

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 135-145

  Ziegler, Charles E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asia; Economic crisis; Energy; Foreign policy; Great power; Russia

Indexed keywords

AUTHORITARIANISM; FINANCIAL CRISIS; FOREIGN POLICY; INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; POLITICAL DISCOURSE; POLITICAL ECONOMY; POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY; POLITICAL RELATIONS;

EURASIA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 62149088162     PISSN: 00044687     EISSN: 1533838X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/as.2009.49.1.135     Document Type: Article

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1. This argument was voiced by Robert Kagan in The Return of History and the End of Dreams (New York: Knopf, 2008).
2. The idea of national champions was discussed in Putin's 1997 dissertation on strategic resources. From this perspective, the most important sectors of the economy - oil and natural gas, other minerals, armaments, nuclear power - should be fully or partially state-owned, or at least under state infl uence. The most prominent national champions include Gazprom (the state-owned gas monopoly), Rosneft (oil), Alrosa (diamonds), Rosoboroneksport (defense), and Rosnanotech (State Nanotechnology Corporation).
3. Washington Post, October 24, 2008.
4. RIA (Russian News and Information Agency), Novosti, October 17, 2008.
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7. Chinadaily.com, July 30, 2008, . The concept can be found at .
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10. Andrew Iacobucci, "Kazakhstan: Astana Promotes Plan for Expanded Ties with Europe," Eurasianet.org (October 23, 2008), .
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13. Japan Ministry of Defense White Paper, .
14. Keith Bradsher, "Asians Rebuke Russia with Loan for Georgia," International Herald Tribune, September 13, 2008.