Russian lobbying in the United States: stages of evolution

The article examines Russian lobbying in the US. The endogenous and exogenous factors of Russian lobbying are analyzed as well as its qualitative and quantitative characteristics. The article depicts stages of Russian lobbying development: (i) from government to private entities; (ii) nongovernmenta...

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Published in:Journal of public affairs 2012-11, Vol.12 (4), p.279-292
Main Author: Kostyaev, Sergey Sergeevich
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Business
Business studies
Campaigns
Case studies
Closely held corporations
Companies
Control
Corporations
Endogenous
Federal funding
Foreign policy
Foreign relations
Industry
Interest groups
Investments
Liberty
Lobbying
Nationalization
Petroleum
Political power
Presidency
Presidents
Prices
Putin, Vladimir
Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich
Qualitative research
Quantitative analysis
Russian Federation
Russians
Studies
U.S.A
United States
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Summary:The article examines Russian lobbying in the US. The endogenous and exogenous factors of Russian lobbying are analyzed as well as its qualitative and quantitative characteristics. The article depicts stages of Russian lobbying development: (i) from government to private entities; (ii) nongovernmental lobbying; and (iii) a return to government. Additionally, occasional attempts by Russian entities to secure funding from the US budget are mentioned. Two case studies are studied to show the nature of current Russian lobbying in the US: lobbying campaigns by Techsnabexport, state‐owned corporation, and GML, a private business concern. The article concludes that Russian lobbying in the US is weak. At the beginning, it was mostly about investment consulting, and with the rise in oil prices and the decrease in political freedom, the need for and availability of lobbying diminished. Some private corporations were nationalized under President Putin and, as a result, lost control over their international expansion strategies, with the remaining private corporations being afraid of independent lobbying campaigns abroad. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
ISSN:1472-3891
1479-1854
DOI:10.1002/pa.1423