'… in his study of the effects of Western sanctions on Russia, Connolly (Univ. of Birmingham, UK) demonstrates a thorough knowledge of Russia's political economy and persuasively explains how Russian authorities, after a period of economic turbulence when sanctions were imposed in 2014, brought about economic recovery by 2016.' R. P. Peters, Choice
Introduction; 1. Sanctions and political economy; 2. Russia's system of political economy; 3. Western sanctions and the Russian response; 4. Sanctions and the energy industry; 5. Sanctions and the defense industry; 6. Sanctions and the financial system; Conclusion.