19.Masha Charney, “Dmitry Medvedev’s New Assault on Corruption,” Rossiyskaya Gazeta, April 2, 2012, http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sponsored/russianow/politics/9180719/Dmitry-Medvedev-corruption-Russia.html.

20.Matt Blake, “Was Russian Defence Minister Really Sacked Because He Was Cheating On His Wife, the Daughter of One of Putin’s Closest Friends?” Daily Mail, November 6, 2012, http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2228701/Putin-sacks-Russian-defence-minister-Anatoly-Serdyukov-60m-corruption-scandal.html.

21.Olga Doronina, “State Duma Deputies on the Anti-Corruption Warpath,” Russia Behind the Headlines, February 22, 2013, http://rbth.ru/politics/2013/02/22/state_duma_deputies_on_the_anti-corruption_warpath_23163.html.

22.Ibid.

23.Author’s conversations, Moscow, Russia, March 2013.

24.Thomas Grove, “Church Should Have More Control over Russian Life: Putin,” Reuters, February 1, 2013, http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/01/us-russia-putin-church-idUSBRE91016F20130201.

25.Sophia Kishkovsky, “Russian Orthodox Church Asserts Role in Civil Society,” New York Times, December 18, 2011, http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/19/world/europe/19iht-educLede19.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0.

26.As cited in “Know Thy Enemy: ‘Church-Haters’ Blacklisted,” Russia Today, April 25, 2012, http://rt.com/politics/church-enemies-christianity-list-936/.

27.Laura Smith-Spark, “Russian Court Imprisons Pussy Riot Band Members on Hooliganism Charges,” CNN, August 18, 2012, http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/17/world/europe/russia-pussy-riot-trial.

28.As cited in “Know Thy Enemy: ‘Church-Haters’ Blacklisted,” Russia Today, April 25, 2012, http://rt.com/politics/church-enemies-christianity-list-936/.

29.Eric Hoffer, The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature Of Mass Movements(New York: Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2002), 17.

30.Janusz Bugajski, Dismantling the West: Russia’s Atlantic Agenda(Washington, D.C.: Potomac Books, 2009), 121.

31.Stephen Blank, “Russia’s Energy Weapon and European Security,” paper presented to the conference on “NATO One Year after Georgia: National Perspectives,” Washington, D.C., October 8, 2009, http://www.acus.org/files/StephenBlank-RussiaEnergy.pdf.

32.Jeff M. Smith, “The Great Game, Round Three,” Journal of International Security Affairs, no. 17 (Fall 2009): http://www.securityaffairs.org/issues/2009/17/smith.php.

33.U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, “Country Analysis Brief: Russia,” September 18, 2012, http://www.eia.gov/countries/analysisbriefs/Russia/russia.pdf.

34.Smith, “The Great Game, Round Three,” Journal of International Security Affairsno. 17 (Fall 2009): http://www.securityaffairs.org/issues/2009/17/smith.php.

35.Author’s interviews, Moscow, Russia, March 2013.

36.“U.S. Could Surpass Saudi Output by 2020,” Associated Press, October 23, 2012, http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2012/10/23/us-top-oil-producer/1652937/.

37.Between mid-2003 and mid-2004, investment experienced a dramatic reversal, changing from a net inflow of some $4.6 billion to capital flight of over $5 billion. See Carola Hoyos and Arkady Ostrovsky, “Russia Fears Dollars 13bn Capital Flight After Yukos,” Financial Times(London), November 8, 2003; “$5.5Bln Left Russia in First Half of Year,” Moscow Times, July 5, 2004.

38.“Russia Unable to Increase Oil Production Quickly—Gref,” Interfax, June 17, 2004.

39.Author’s conversations, Moscow, Russia, March 2013.

40.Gleb Bryanski, “Russia to get Stronger Nuclear Navy, Putin Says,” Reuters, July 30, 2012, http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/07/30/uk-russia-putin-navy-idUKBRE86T1D020120730.

41.“Medvedev: Arctic Resources are Key to Russia’s Future,” Seattle Times, September 18, 2008, http://seattletimes.com/html/nationworld/2008187217_russia18.html.

42.William J. Broad, “Russia’s Claim under Polar Ice Irks American,” New York Times, February 19, 2008, http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/19/world/europe/19arctic.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1311810481-IXSrMDBjzhfGopGmYcf6tw.

43.Translated and republished in English as “DOCUMENT: Russia’s New Arctic Strategy,” Journal of International Security Affairs, no. 18 (Spring 2010): http://www.securityaffairs.org/issues/2010/18/russia%27s_new_arctic_strategy.pdf.

44.Ibid.

45.“Russia Plans Arctic Army Brigades,” BBC, July 1, 2011, http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13997324.

46.Gleb Bryanski, “Russia to get Stronger Nuclear Navy, Putin Says,” Reuters, July 30, 2012, http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/07/30/uk-russia-putin-navy-idUKBRE86T1D020120730.

47.“Russian Navy Warplanes Start Arctic Patrols,” RIA-Novosti, February 14, 2013, http://en.rian.ru/military_news/20130214/179466119.html.

48.Ibid.

49.Paul Arthur Berkman, “Preventing an Arctic Cold War,” New York Times, March 12, 2013, http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/13/opinion/preventing-an-arctic-cold-war.html?_r=0.

CHAPTER SEVEN

1.Sophie Lambroschini, “Russia: Putin Tells OIC That Muslims Are ‘Inseparable’ Part of a Multiethnic Nation,” Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, October 16, 2003, http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1104687.html.

2.Ibid.

3.Rinat Mukhametov, “Russian Muslims and Foreign Policy,” Russia in Global Affairs, October 7, 2012, http://eng.globalaffairs.ru/number/Russian-Muslims-and-Foreign-Policy-15687.

4.Ariel Cohen, “The Primakov Doctrine; Russia’s Zero-Sum Game with the United States,” Heritage Foundation, FYI, no. 167 (December 15, 1997).

5.For a comprehensive overview, see Ilan Berman, “Russia and the Mideast Vacuum,” Institute for Advanced Strategic & Political Studies, Research Papers in Strategy, no. 12 (June 2001): http://www.israeleconomy.org/strategic/strat12.pdf.

6.Interview with Foreign Minister Yevgeny Primakov, Rossiyskaya Gazeta (Moscow), December 17, 1996.

7.“Russia supports Arafat’s Attending Arab Summit,” Xinhua, March 25, 2002, http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2002-03/25/content_330926.htm.

8.“Russia, EU Urge Direct Israel-Palestinian Talks,” RIA Novosti, December 22, 2012, http://en.rian.ru/russia/20121222/178327927.html.

9.Ekaterina Grigorieva and Mikhail Vinogradov, “Liderov HAMAS zhdut v Moskve [HAMAS leaders are being awaited in Moscow],” Izvestia, February 10, 2006, http://izvestia.ru/news/311067.

10.“Talks with Hamas spoil Russia’s image,” BBC World Monitoring, March 3, 2006.

11.Carrie Satterlee, “Facts on Who Benefits from Keeping Saddam Hussein in Power,” Heritage Foundation, WebMemo, 217 (February 28, 2003): http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2003/02/facts-on-who-benefits-from-keeping-saddam-hussein-in-power#_ftn25.

12.Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), “Arms Transfers to Iraq, 1981–2001,” http://projects.sipri.se/armstrade/IRQ_IMPORTS_1982-2001.pdf.

13.“Baghdad Shocker bares Russia-Saddam tie,” Fox News, April 14, 2003, http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,84102,00.html.

14.As cited in Mark Katz, “Russia and Iran: Who Is Strong-Arming Whom?” Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Newsline8, no. 131 (2004).

15.Ivan Matveychuk, “Moscow-Teheran: Concurrence of Interests: The Iranian Factor and Russo-American Relations,” Voyenno-Promyshlennyy Kuryer(Moscow), February 25, 2004.

16.Sergei Sokut, “Rossiyskiy Otvet Amerike [Russia’s Answer to America],” Nezavisimoye Voyennoye Obozreniye(Moscow), October 5, 2001, http://nvo.ng.ru/wars/2001-10-05/1_answer.html.

17.See, for example, Kokoshin’s comments on Ekho Moskvy(Moscow), June 3, 2003; see also Alexei Arbatov and Andrei Piontkovski, “What Does Ahmadinejad Have in Common with Gavrilo Princip: Solving the Iranian Puzzle,” PIR Center Security Index13, no. 1, http://pircenter.org/data/ib/Arbatoveng.pdf.