Russia resurrected : its power and purpose in a new global order / Kathryn E. Stoner.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Section I. Russia and the dimensions of state power. Is Russia resurrected? -- Section II. The geographic domain and policy scope of Russian power. Where does Russia matter? ; Where (else) in the world is Russia? -- Section III. The means of Russian power. The unsteady economic means of Russian power ; Russian society as power resource or constraint? ; Russian hard power ; Russian soft and sharp power resources -- Section IV. The purposes behind Russian power projection abroad. The domestic determinants of Russia's resurrection.

"This book refutes the idea that Russia plays a weak hand well in international politics. The book argues instead that Russia under Vladimir Putin's regime may not be as weak as is sometimes thought in the West. It takes a multi-dimensional approach in assessing Russian state power in international relations, going beyond metrics of power like relative strength of the economy, human capital, and size of the military, to also include the policy weight or importance of Russian firms and industries, as well as where geographically, Russian influence has spread globally. The book includes fresh empirical data on the Russian economy, demography and human capital, and conventional military and nuclear weaponry capacities in Russia relative to other great powers like China and the United States. The book argues that realpolitik alone does not explain Russian foreign policy choices under Putin. Rather, Putin's patronal autocratic regime and the need for social stability plays an important role in understanding when and why Russian power is projected in the 21st century"-- Provided by publisher.