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

Ghaleb, Alexander; Institute, Strategic Studies; College, U.S. Army War

Softcover

ISBN 10: 130423519X ISBN 13: 9781304235190

Verlag: Lulu.com, 2013

Inhaltsangabe

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 Since the Cold War, Russia has been perceived as a broken nation that no longer represents a threat to the North Atlantic Alliance.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.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Lulu.com
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2013
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 130423519X
• ISBN 13: 9781304235190
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 163
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: GPSR Kontakt; gpsr@libri.de; ; Europaallee 1; Bad Hersfeld; 36244; Deutschland