Publication
16 Jan 2015
This commentary contends that there is a historical correlation between the price of oil and external aggression by the Soviet Union and the current Russian state. The Soviet intervention in Afghanistan (1979) and Russia's actions in Georgia (2008) and Ukraine (2014) are three cases in point.
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| Author | Daniel Gros |
| Series | CEPS Commentaries |
| Publisher | Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) |
| Copyright | © 2015 Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) |