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Subject(s)

• Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich 1952-. [Browse]
• National security—Russia (Federation). [Browse]
• Russia (Federation)—Foreign relations [Browse]
• Russia (Federation)—Politics and government—1991-. [Browse]

Related name

• Hedenskog, Jakob, 1970- [Browse]

Series

• BASEES/Routledge series on Russian and East European Studies ; 19. [More in this series]
• BASEES/Routledge series on Russian and East European Studies ; 19 [More in this series]

Summary note

After a period of relative weakness and isolation during most of the 1990s, Russia is again appearing as a major security player in world politics. This book provides a comprehensive assessment of Russia's current security situation, addressing such questions as: What kind of player is Russia in the field of security?What is the essence of its security policy?What are the sources, capabilities and priorities of its security policy?What are the prospects for the future?One important conclusion to emerge is that, while Russian foreign policy

Notes

Description based upon print version of record.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Language note

English

Contents

• Book cover; Half-Title; Series-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Russia as a great power; 2 Foreign policy prioriries under putin; 3 Russia and NATO; 4 The logic of foreign and security policy change in Russia; 5 What prospects for Russia in the Baltic Sea region; 6 Filling 'the gap'; 7 Russia's relations with Georgia under Putin; 8 Understanding Russia's foreign policy change; 9 Putin, the army and military reform; 10 Russian economic security in a medium-term perspective
• 11 Forming a new security identity in modern Russia12 Nuclear safety and environmental risks of north-west Russia; 13 Russia's approach to the fight against terrorism; 14 Counter-terrorism as a building block for Putin's regime; Conclusions and perspectives; Index

ISBN

• 1-134-23915-7
• 1-134-23916-5
• 1-280-37691-0
• 9786610376919
• 0-203-00834-0

OCLC

• 437063014
• 252816770

Doi

• 10.4324/9780203008348

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