The book seeks to explain what triggered cases of Russian energy aggression during Vladimir Putin's presidency, a period in which Russia greatly recovered from the difficult 1990s. This is accomplished through a comparative multiple case study of 13 cases of Russian energy aggression in seven former Soviet Union republics (Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova and Ukraine). The book addresses the research question through an analysis of three hypotheses. The hypotheses are concerned with whether economic interests, political considerations or interest in energy infrastructure...