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Politics of Energy Dependency: Ukraine, Belarus, and Lithuania between Domestic Oligarchs and Russian Pressure
Margarita M. Balmaceda
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Energy has been an important element in Moscow's quest to exert power and influence in its surrounding areas both before and after the collapse of the USSR. With their political independence in 1991, Ukraine, Belarus, and Lithuania also became, virtually overnight, separate energy-poor entities heavily dependent on Russia. This increasingly costly dependency - and elites' scrambling over associated profits - came to crucially affect not only relations with Russia, but the very nature of post-independence state building. The Politics of Energy Dependency explores why these states were unable to move towards energy diversification. Through extensive field research using previously untapped local-language sources, Margarita M. Balmaceda reveals a complex picture of local elites dealing with the complications of energy dependency and, in the process, affecting the energy security of Europe as a whole. A must-read for anyone interested in Eastern Europe, Russia, and the politics of natural resources, this book reveals the insights gained by looking at post-Soviet development and international relations issues not only from a Moscow-centered perspective, but from that of individual actors in other states.
Product Details
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
705g
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9781487520229
SKU
V9781487520229
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About Margarita M. Balmaceda
Margarita M. Balmaceda is professor of Diplomacy and International Relations at Seton Hall University, and a research associate at the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies and the Ukrainian Research Institute at Harvard University.
Reviews for Politics of Energy Dependency: Ukraine, Belarus, and Lithuania between Domestic Oligarchs and Russian Pressure
A tour de force analysis ... rich in data and clear in exposition, with more than sufficient detail to educate specialists and to interest generalists concerned with European and world affairs.
Walter C. Clemens, Jr. Journal of Baltic Studies The definitive account of Russia's energy trade with its western neighbours ... Summing Up: Essential.
P.Rutland Choice Magazine, vol 51:10:2014 'Balmaceda's book is the most informative monograph available on all the various aspects of the energy sector in Ukraine, as well as in Belarus and Lithuania... The book surely deserves a wider reading than those attracted by its main title.'
Hans Oversloot East European Politics vol 30:02:2014 'The Politics of Energy Dependency is a ground breaking empirical study. It raises crucial questions that anyone interested in energy studies of ex-soviet countries and Russia ought to consider.'
Keneshbek Abdirakhmanov The Journal of Slavic Military Studies vol 27:03:2014 'This study is a strong balance of theoretical framing and empirical richness... This book has new information and valuable insights in it for a wide range of readers.'
William M. Reisinger Slavic Review vol 73:03:2014 'Outstanding volume... This book is invaluable as a successful example of how to unpack the black box of the highly sensitive issue of energy dependency.'
Samuele Dominioni Europe-Asia Studies vol 67:03:2015
Walter C. Clemens, Jr. Journal of Baltic Studies The definitive account of Russia's energy trade with its western neighbours ... Summing Up: Essential.
P.Rutland Choice Magazine, vol 51:10:2014 'Balmaceda's book is the most informative monograph available on all the various aspects of the energy sector in Ukraine, as well as in Belarus and Lithuania... The book surely deserves a wider reading than those attracted by its main title.'
Hans Oversloot East European Politics vol 30:02:2014 'The Politics of Energy Dependency is a ground breaking empirical study. It raises crucial questions that anyone interested in energy studies of ex-soviet countries and Russia ought to consider.'
Keneshbek Abdirakhmanov The Journal of Slavic Military Studies vol 27:03:2014 'This study is a strong balance of theoretical framing and empirical richness... This book has new information and valuable insights in it for a wide range of readers.'
William M. Reisinger Slavic Review vol 73:03:2014 'Outstanding volume... This book is invaluable as a successful example of how to unpack the black box of the highly sensitive issue of energy dependency.'
Samuele Dominioni Europe-Asia Studies vol 67:03:2015