(RAD) Russia is an ailing petrostate, but it is not clear if it is failing. It faces three sources of instability: shifts in international energy markets, the challenge of climate change, and the breakdown of the social contract at home. The country’s changing economic fortunes may ultimately lead to a new political model as well.
Colin and Nancy Campbell Professor in Global Issues and Democratic Thought, Government Department
Affiliation
Wesleyan University
Expertise
Contemporary Russian Politics and Political Economy, Nationalism
