Richard Connolly: The Kalashnikov Economy
Date: February 25th, 2021 at 15:00 CEST / 09:00 EST Platform: Cisco Webex Events
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Agenda
- 1500-1505 CEST / 0900-0905 EST: Introductory Remarks
* Russia Strategic Initiative, U.S. European Command
- 1505-1545 CEST / 0905-0945 EST: The Kalashnikov Economy
* Abstract: EAG examines Russia’s securitized economy. After the annexation of Crimea in 2014, Russia’s economic strategy has become subordinated to security concerns. Taken together, the components of the economic strategy that unfolded after 2014 resulted in what can be called the ‘Kalashnikov economy’: i.e., a relatively unsophisticated and, in some ways, primitive economy that prioritizes regime and state security over market-driven economic development. This system is nevertheless durable and built for resilience.
Speaker Biography
Dr. Richard Connolly
Title: Director Affiliation: Eastern Advisory Group; Associate Fellow, Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)
Dr. Richard Connolly is the director of Eastern Advisory Group and an associate fellow at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) in London. He was previously director of the Centre for Russian, European and Eurasian Studies (CREES) at the University of Birmingham and an associate fellow on the Russia and Eurasia Program at Chatham House.
His research interests include economic policy, industrial development, and the development of the defense and energy industries in Russia, the impact of Western sanctions on the Russian economy, and Russia’s role in the global economy.