Observers have long recognized that Russia’s oil wealth handed Vladimir Putin’s regime numerous political and economic advantages, along with a range of potential troubles. President Dmitry Medvedev inherits the same natural endowment with similar opportunities and dangers. Medvedev, however, operates in a different context than Putin in terms of economic environment, international politics, and his own sources of authority. This memo explores the petroleum-related difficulties he is likely to face and the ways in which he might best respond to them. […]
Memo #:
31
Series:
2
PDF:
PDF URL:
http://www.gwu.edu/~ieresgwu/assets/docs/pepm_031.pdf
