How does the reliance on oil affect the politics of Russia and Iran?

This is a paper topic that I will need to research. I would just like to know others take on this topic - and what you guys would suggest good points to research would be. Feel free to add in your opinions and comments on the topic.





Thanks everyone.How does the reliance on oil affect the politics of Russia and Iran?
Russia has been able to restart the cold war and issue military threats around the world due to the money it receives from oil sales. However, without oil sales the US would still be feeding a good portion of Russia so there is a little bit of trade off. It is too bad that being a military power is more important to the Russian government then the care of the Russian people.


Iran has a great influence around the world in support of terrorism and methods which will attempt to deliver their caliphate. Without oil they are a powerless and people would see the Iranian government and theocracy for the abusive tyrants they are.How does the reliance on oil affect the politics of Russia and Iran?
russia has a surplus of expensive military weapons that iran needs but cannot provide for themselves due to theri culture that fears education so they rely on the russians need for oil and lack of cash to provide those weapons
Well in a nut shell,





It gives both countries more international clout, than they would otherwise have.





But for different reasons.





It gives Russia, much needed hard currancy, something that has always been in short supply in Russia.





With rising oil prices, Russia now has the funds, to fund projects they haven't had the money for in the last 20 years.





In the case of Iran, thier threats to shut off the oil exports, gives them a semi crediable threat to hold off international sanctions.





The threat isn't a very good one, since most of thier oil exports go to China, and Iran will not do anything to cut off that good will.





But that is why China, has been hedging against sanctions against iran.





But as the new sanctions show, even that has it's weak point, since China supported the new sanctions.
Isolating iran by the west has helped russia build a close relasionship with them giving the cash straped russians influence when they could not afford it otherwise, very stupid of Bush n co till you realize they make much more money selling bombs than oil.
Well, Russia's economy would be dead w/o it's oil %26amp; same w/ Iran plus Iran wouldn't have the money to build their nukes.
russia is on irans side because iran opposes the USA. russia and many other nations are concerned about the 'expansion' of US interests lately. empires have no place in the modern world and if we keep it up, theyll stamp us out.