Ford Hall Forum Recordings
Marshall Goldman and Uri Ra'anan discuss, "Power, Petroleum, and Flawed Succession: The Roots and Impact of Putin's Russia" at Ford Hall Forum, audio recording
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Identifier
MS113AV-0213
Collection Number
Ford Hall Forum Collection, 1908-2013 (MS113)
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Description
Russia is reemerging as an international power—as strong as in czarist or Soviet times—and President Vladimir Putin shows troubling tendencies of reverting to authoritarian and imperial habits. Russia recently overtook Saudi Arabia as the world’s leading producer of oil, and it has demonstrated a clear willingness to flex this muscle on the world stage. Within its own borders, corruption, contract killing, and media censorship have become routine. Should we regard this nation as a threat to the West, or as an ally? How does its use of energy supplies as an instrument of foreign policy affect global markets? In a country that historically lacks a mechanism for legitimate succession, what should we expect as Putin steps down in 2008? Professors Marshall Goldman and Uri Ra’anan explore the impact of the Kremlin’s concentrated political power in an age of booming oil and gas wealth.
Subject Heading
Forums (Discussion and debate); Ford Hall Forum; Petroleum industry and trade -- Political aspects -- History -- 20th century
Date
3-22-2007
Keywords
Russia
City
Boston
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Recommended Citation
Goldman, Marshall and Ra'anan, Uri, "Marshall Goldman and Uri Ra'anan discuss, "Power, Petroleum, and Flawed Succession: The Roots and Impact of Putin's Russia" at Ford Hall Forum, audio recording" (2007). Ford Hall Forum Recordings. 86.
https://dc.suffolk.edu/fhf-av/86
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