Putin cannot fail to see that Russia鈥檚 stagnant economy undercuts his ambitions for a place of prominence among the 鈥渆merging powers鈥濃�攚hich may be prone to entertaining ideas about dismantling US 鈥渉egemony,鈥� but always prioritize the goal of achieving investment-driven economic dynamism.
Baev, Pavel K. (2015) How long can Putin continue doing nothing?, Eurasia Daily Monitor (1鈥�2). 27 July.
