1. Introduction -- Part I. Arctic governance -- 2. Alaska in U.S.-Russian Relations from the Alaska Purchase to the Russo-Ukrainian War -- 3. U.S. Arctic policy in the context of Russian capabilities and Chinese activities -- 4. Arctic Border governance in a post-invasion era: How Russia’s...

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the study of sensors and the Internet of Things (IoT) from a government and public policy perspective. Since 2011, federal spending on IoT has been growing at a compound annual rate of ten percent. New technologies, such as sensors, and new...

Russia and China are assumed to challenge democratization and to promote autocracy. In a first step, we analyze Central Asia as the most-likely case, considering both Russia and China as relevant external actors. We develop a concept for our analysis based on the different strategies of Russia...

Chapter 1. Internet of Things and the Public Sector -- Chapter 2. The Internet of Things in a smart society: how government policy can help seize opportunities and mitigate threats -- Chapter 3. Methodologies for a participatory design of IoT to deliver sustainable public services in 'smart...

This paper studies the effect of poor governance quality on foreign direct investment in Russia. Using a survey of businesses across forty administrative districts, we find that higher frequency of using illegal payments and higher pressure from regulatory agencies, enforcement authorities, and...