Russian energy policy and military power : Putin's quest for greatness / Pavel K. Baev.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [195]-227) and index.

Three backgrounds -- The military reform that never happened -- The oil-and-gas dividend that was too low : and has become too high -- The dream of a new 'greatness' that has come truly false -- Deadlocked energy-security dilemmas -- The trickle of the oil money for the military -- Counter-terrorism and the Caspian oil games -- Alliance-building with virtual commitments and energy power -- Military muscle as the ultimate proof of 'greatness' -- Virtually extended nuclear deterrence of the 'great power' -- The army and power-projecting in the new 'empire' -- Internal order and security in the 'civilization' -- Energy power and the quest for 'greatness' -- Applying the gas lever for qualifying as a 'great power' -- Reconstituting the 'empire' as an oil-and-gas cartel -- Hydrocarbon foundation for the 'civilization'.