Introduction: energy and the institutional development of the Russian state -- Energy and Russia's foreign policy towards post-Soviet states -- The electricity industry: RAO UES and Inter RAO -- The nuclear energy industry: Minatom/Rosatom -- The oil industry: Lukoil -- The oil industry:...

The complexity and volatility of energy markets creates strong demand for quantitative analysis and econometric techniques. This book offers an introduction to the state of the art in econometric modelling applied to the most pertinent issues in today's energy markets for a better understanding...

This book addresses Russia's new assertiveness and the role of energy as a key factor in shaping the country's behavior in international relations and in building political and economic power domestically since the 1990s