Putin's Russia

This volume seeks to fill the vacuum created by the Joint Economic Committee of Congress&apos;s decision to cease publishing comprehensive assessments of Russia&apos;s performance and potential. It provides readers with authoritative descriptions of Russia&apos;s economy, military prowess and international ambitions. The volume does not settle controversies, but does provide readers with an objective basis for assessing Russia&apos;s prospects without the distortions caused by fake news and disinformation wars.<b>Contents:</b> <ul><li><b><i>Russian Economy:</i></b><ul><li>Putin&apos;s Muscovite Economy <i>(Steven Rosefielde)</i></li><li>Russia&apos;s Macroeconomy &#x2014; A Closer Look at Growth, Investment and Uncertainty <i>(Torbj&#x00F6;rn Becker)</i></li><li>State-Led Innovation and Uneven Adaptation in Russia <i>(Satoshi Mizobata)</i></li><li>Fundamentals and Recent Trends in Russian Banking <i>(Victor Gorshkov)</i></li><li>Russian Health and Demographic Trends and Prospects <i>(Judyth Twigg)</i></li><li>Can Russia Catch Up/Keep Up? Russian Science and Education in Putin&apos;s Fourth Term <i>(Harley Balzer)</i></li></ul></li><li><b><i>Russian Defence:</i></b><ul><li>Russian Defence: Economic Constraints and Potential <i>(Steven Rosefielde)</i></li><li>Military Potential Revisited <i>(Masaaki Kuboniwa)</i></li><li>Can Russia Sustain Its Defence Buildup? <i>(Stephen Blank)</i></li><li>The Fighting Power of Russia&apos;s Armed Forces <i>(Petteri Lalu)</i></li><li>On War and Peace: Russian Security Policy and Military-Strategic Thinking <i>(Gudrun Persson)</i></li></ul></li><li><b><i>Russian Politics:</i></b><ul><li>Russian International Relations: Russia&apos;s Great Power Revival and Engagement with the Global Community <i>(Lance Alred and Madina Rubly)</i></li><li>Western Sanctions against Russia: How Do They Work? <i>(Susanne Oxenstierna)</i></li><li>Russia&apos;s Arctic Policy: Between Confrontation in Europe and Irrelevance in Asia <i>(Pavel Baev)</i></li><li>Russia&apos;s &apos;Turn to the East&apos;, 2012&#x2013;2018 <i>(Andrei P Tsygankov)</i></li></ul></li></ul><br><b>Readership:</b> Academics, professionals, policy-makers and students interested in Russia.Putin&apos;s Russia;Renewed Cold War;Russian Economy;Russian Arms Build-Up;Russian Foreign Policy;Russia&apos;s Annexation of Crimea;Russian Economic Sanctions;Russia&apos;s Arctic Ambitions;Russian–Chinese Relations;Russian Cyberwarfare;Russian Demography;Russian Education and Health;Russian Technology;Authoritarianism;Globalization;Democracy;Arms Control and Disarmament00