sanctions on either Russian GDP or the FX rate. However, we find that Russia is extremely vulnerable to a reduction in the price … or volume of its energy exports. This truly nuclear sanctions option-that of restricting energy trade between Russia and …It remains unclear whether or not Russia will actually invade Ukraine, and if it does so, what form this invasion will …

membership in the Eurasian Customs Union (ECU) advocated by Russia has plunged the country into chaos and led to the most serious … security crisis in Europe since the end of the Cold War. While much has been said about Russia's role in provoking the crisis … with Russia and other ECU states, while in the long-term perspective ECU membership could offer a less painful, albeit more …

economy, which was the case with Russia until April 2002, since cost figures of surrogate countries are used to estimate …

This paper discusses the political economy behind the principal trade policy decisions in Russia since independence. I … turned to industrial policy for diversification. I discuss the possibly unique political economy of Russia in which political …