Russia’s Economy for U.S.-Russia Relations: Quest for Stability Project
By Chris Miller, Assistant Professor of International History at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University
Cyber disruptions. Military encounters. Geopolitical instability. Economic sanctions. Even the risk of nuclear annihilation. How did we get here? Today the increasingly fraught U.S.-Russia relationship has entered a dangerous era of confrontation. Tapping a distinguished roster of policymakers, experts, and scholars, U.S.-Russia Relations: Quest for Stability presents a deep dive into the historic complexities and ongoing tensions amid one of the world’s most important bilateral relationships. In the following podcasts, Fletcher professor Chris Miller discusses Russia’s economics and energy.
GLOBALIZATION: RUSSIA’S CONNECTIONS TO THE GLOBAL ECONOMY
Russia’s Top 5 Trade Partners and U.S., 2007–2017
U.S. Top 5 Trade Partners and Russia, 2007–2017
TECHNOLOGY: RUSSIA’S NASCENT TECHNOLOGY SECTOR
Active Users of Online Platforms vs. Country Population
TRADE: RUSSIA’S BIGGEST TRADE PARTNERS
Russia, Major Trading Partners – Exports (2016)
Russia, Major Trading Partners – Imports (2016)
Russia Balance of Trade
SANCTIONS: THE IMPACT OF PUNITIVE ECONOMIC SANCTIONS ON RUSSIA
Russia Foreign Direct Investment
Impact of Sanctions
CHINA-RUSSIA TIES: A SOURCE OF FUTURE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND INVESTMENT
Russia’s Trade With China
Top 5 Russian Imports From China (2016)
Russia Petroleum Exports to China
REGIONAL BLOC: THE RUSSIAN-LED EURASIAN ECONOMIC UNION
The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU)
EAEU Nominal GDP (2015)
ECONOMIC POLICIES: “PUTINOMICS” AND ITS IMPACT
GDP Per Capita – Russia/U.S.
GDP Per Capita – BRICS
GDP Per Capita – Former Soviet Republics
Russia Unemployment
Population Living Below National Poverty Line – Russia
National Poverty Headcount Ratio – Former Soviet Republics
MIDDLE CLASS: STABILIZATION AND IMPROVEMENT IN LIVING STANDARDS
Russia Birthrates
Russia Demographic Breakdown (2018)
CORRUPTION: CRACKDOWN AT LOWER LEVELS, GRAFT AT THE TOP
Russian Perceptions of Corruption
FISCAL HEALTH: LARGE SURPLUSES AND LOW DEBT
Total Reserves – Russia/U.S.
Total Reserves – BRICS
Total Reserves – Former Soviet Republics
This piece was republished from U.S.-Russia Relations: Quest for Stability.