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- June 2006 (Revised March 2007)
- Teaching Note
Journey to Sakhalin: Royal Dutch/Shell in Russia (TN) (A), (B), & (C)
By: Rawi E. Abdelal
- November 2019 (Revised January 2025)
- Case
Russia: A Drama In Three Acts
By: Rawi Abdelal, Rafael Di Tella, Galit Goldstein, Sogomon Tarontsi and Lavinia Teodorescu
The collapse of central authority in the Soviet Union in 1991 ushered in a period of revolutionary transformations for the states that emerged in its wake. The leaders of Russia, the USSR's successor, struggled to reestablish central authority while also seeking to... View Details
Keywords: Government Policy; Policy Change; Policy Making; Economic Systems; Economics; Globalization; Emerging Markets; Privatization; Non-Renewable Energy; Governance; Global Strategy; Corporate Governance; Policy; Business History; Lawfulness; Problems and Challenges; Business and Government Relations; Risk and Uncertainty; Strategy; Change Management; Developing Countries and Economies; Russia; Moscow
Abdelal, Rawi, Rafael Di Tella, Galit Goldstein, Sogomon Tarontsi, and Lavinia Teodorescu. "Russia: A Drama In Three Acts." Harvard Business School Case 720-020, November 2019. (Revised January 2025.)
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
MBA Class of 2004 Celebrates Class Day and Commencement
excitement and anticipation of new lives about to begin beyond Soldiers Field. The day’s program started with the conferring of the Student Association Faculty Awards for excellence in teaching. Associate Professor Rawi View Details
- Fall 2022
- Article
Are the West’s Sanctions on Russia Working?
By: Rawi Abdelal and Alexandra Vacroux
Russia invaded Ukraine, first in 2014 and then again in February 2022. The United States and Europe—the West—imposed waves of sanctions on Russian individuals, firms, and the country itself. Six months into the West’s efforts to isolate Russia, it is reasonable to ask... View Details
Keywords: Russia; Sanctions; War; International Relations; Trade; Russia; Ukraine; Europe; United States
Abdelal, Rawi, and Alexandra Vacroux. "Are the West’s Sanctions on Russia Working?" Just Money Roundtables (Fall 2022).
- 12 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 12
to meet or beat key benchmarks. This paper examines this hypothesis by testing how different types of marketing expenditures are used to boost earnings for a durable commodity consumer product, which can be easily stockpiled View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- March 2008 (Revised April 2009)
- Case
Eliot Spitzer: Pushing Wall Street to Reform
By: Rawi Abdelal, Rafael Di Tella and Jonathan Schlefer
New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer faced a decision about how to stop wrongdoing committed by major Wall Street firms during the Internet boom. The equities analysts of Merrill Lynch and other Wall Street firms were charged with objectively advising retail... View Details
Keywords: Crime and Corruption; Decisions; Financial Institutions; Stocks; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Laws and Statutes; Lawsuits and Litigation; Conflict of Interests; Internet; Financial Services Industry; United States
Abdelal, Rawi, Rafael Di Tella, and Jonathan Schlefer. "Eliot Spitzer: Pushing Wall Street to Reform." Harvard Business School Case 708-019, March 2008. (Revised April 2009.)
- October 2012
- Case
Romney vs. Obama and U.S. Energy Policy
By: Rawi Abdelal and Kaitlyn Tuthill
In 2012, the energy sector in the United States was demanding major reform. Prices of oil and gas had continued to cripple the middle and lower class as the U.S. economy slowly recovered. At the same time, the U.S. lagged behind developed economies in production of... View Details
Keywords: Mitt Romney; Barack Obama; Energy; Election Outcomes; Climate Change; Renewable Energy; Political Elections; Policy; Business and Government Relations; Public Administration Industry; United States
Abdelal, Rawi, and Kaitlyn Tuthill. "Romney vs. Obama and U.S. Energy Policy." Harvard Business School Case 713-050, October 2012.
- Article
Strategy, Economic Relations, and the Definition of National Interests
By: Rawi Abdelal and Jonathan Kirshner
Abdelal, Rawi, and Jonathan Kirshner. "Strategy, Economic Relations, and the Definition of National Interests." Security Studies 9, nos. 1-2 (1999): 119–156. (Reprinted in Power and the Purse: Economic Statecraft, Interdependence, and National Security, ed. Jean-Marc F. Blanchard, Edward D. Mansfield, and Norrin M. Ripsman. London: Frank Cass, 2000, pp. 119-156.)
- Article
Capital and Control: Lessons from Malaysia
By: Rawi Abdelal and Laura Alfaro
Abdelal, Rawi, and Laura Alfaro. "Capital and Control: Lessons from Malaysia." Challenge 46, no. 4 (July–August 2003): 36–53. (Also published in French as "Contrôle des capitaux: les enseignements de l’expérience malaisienne." Problèmes économiques, no. 2,837 (December 2003), pp. 21-28.)
- September 2012
- Case
Natural Gas
By: Rawi Abdelal and Sogomon Tarontsi
In an overview of natural gas as a fossil fuel and traded commodity, the case describes various regional markets of natural gas, highlighting diversity of price formation mechanisms across and within those markets. Recent changes in the economics of unconventional... View Details
Abdelal, Rawi, and Sogomon Tarontsi. "Natural Gas." Harvard Business School Case 713-020, September 2012.
- Web
Letter from Dean Srikant Datar to the HBS Community on Ukraine | About
professor from the U.S. Naval War College, as well as a Q&A with the director of the Cyber Project at HKS about Russia’s cyberwarfare activities and with Kenneth Rogoff about the economic toll . HBS Professor Rawi View Details
- August 2005
- Article
To Judge Leviathan: Sovereign Credit Ratings, National Law, and the World Economy
By: Christopher Bruner and Rawi Abdelal
Bruner, Christopher, and Rawi Abdelal. "To Judge Leviathan: Sovereign Credit Ratings, National Law, and the World Economy." Journal of Public Policy 25, no. 2 (August 2005): 191–217.
- June 2003 (Revised April 2004)
- Supplement
Russia: The End of the Time of Troubles? Supplement
By: Rawi E. Abdelal and Emily Thompson
Supplements (9-701-076). View Details
Keywords: Russia
Abdelal, Rawi E., and Emily Thompson. "Russia: The End of the Time of Troubles? Supplement". Harvard Business School Supplement 703-053, June 2003. (Revised April 2004.)
- 2015
- Chapter
Just Who Put You in Charge? We Did: Credit Rating Agencies and the Politics of Ratings
By: Rawi Abdelal and Mark Blyth
Abdelal, Rawi, and Mark Blyth. "Just Who Put You in Charge? We Did: Credit Rating Agencies and the Politics of Ratings." In Ranking the World: Grading States as a Tool of Global Governance, edited by Alexander Cooley and Jack Snyder, 39–59. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2015.
- 2014
- Chapter
Disjoining Partners: Europe and the American Imperium
By: Rawi Abdelal and Ulrich Krotz
Abdelal, Rawi, and Ulrich Krotz. "Disjoining Partners: Europe and the American Imperium." In Power in a Complex Global System, edited by Louis W. Pauly and Bruce W. Jentleson, 131–147. London: Routledge, 2014.
- October 2012 (Revised August 2013)
- Case
Russia and China: Energy Relations and International Politics
By: Rawi Abdelal and Sogomon Tarontsi
Russia and China are neighbors with complementary needs: Russia has an abundance of energy resources, which China needs to fuel its industry. The case analyzes the evolution of the China-Russia energy relations in the post-Cold War period, with an emphasis on the... View Details
Keywords: Strategy; International Relations; Energy; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Globalized Markets and Industries; Business and Government Relations; Energy Industry; China; Russia
Abdelal, Rawi, and Sogomon Tarontsi. "Russia and China: Energy Relations and International Politics." Harvard Business School Case 713-045, October 2012. (Revised August 2013.)
- Article
Mondialisation: la French Touch
By: Rawi Abdelal and Sophie Meunier
Abdelal, Rawi, and Sophie Meunier. "Mondialisation: la French Touch." Telos (October 12, 2007).
- Article
Has Globalization Passed Its Peak?
By: Rawi Abdelal and Adam Segal
Keywords: Globalization
Abdelal, Rawi, and Adam Segal. "Has Globalization Passed Its Peak?" Foreign Affairs 86, no. 1 (January–February 2007): 103–114. (Abridged and reprinted in International Politics: Enduring Concepts and Contemporary Issues, ninth edition, ed. Robert J. Art and Robert Jervis. New York: Longman, 2009, pp. 340-346.)
- 28 Sep 2009
- News
Case study on Najibnomics
- March 2009 (Revised March 2011)
- Background Note
The Rejuvenated International Monetary Fund
By: Rawi E. Abdelal and Jonathan Schlefer
The International Monetary Fund was dismissed as almost irrelevant to the global economy, but during the 2008 financial crisis, it returned to center stage, providing financial rescues for developing countries. View Details
Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Financial Crisis; Financial Management; International Finance; Globalized Economies and Regions; International Relations
Abdelal, Rawi E., and Jonathan Schlefer. "The Rejuvenated International Monetary Fund". Harvard Business School Background Note 709-050, March 2009. (Revised March 2011.)