Opis: Russia as a Great Power

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 under Putin has become more pragmatic and responsive to both problems and opportunities, the growing lack of checks and balances in domestic politics makes political integration with the West difficult and gives the president great freedom in applying Russia's growing power abroad.Contents Part 1: Dimensions of External Security 1. Russia as a Great Power Iver B Neumann 2. Foreign Policy Priorities under Putin: A tour d'horizon Ingmar Oldberg 3. Russia and NATO: Community of values or community of interests? Jakub M Godzimirski 4. The Logic of Foreign and Security Policy Change in Russia Mette Skak Part 2: Dimensions of Regional Security 5. What Prospects for Russia in the Baltic Sea Region? Cooperation or Isolation? Vilhelm Konnander 6. Filling 'the gap': Russian security policy towards Belarus, Ukraine and Moldova under Putin Jakob Hedenskog 7. Russia's Relations with Georgia under Putin: The impact of 11th September Bertil Nygren 8. Understanding Russia's Foreign Policy Change: The cases of Central Asia and Iraq Lena Jonson Part 3: Internal Dimensions of Security 9. Putin, the Army and Military Force Isabelle Facon 10. Russian Economic Security in a Medium-term Perspective Roland Gotz 11. Forming a New Security Identity in Modern Russia Nikita Lomagin 12. Nuclear Safety and Environmental Risks of North-west Russia: A source of Cooperation and Conflict Christer Pursiainen Part 4: Terrorism: A new security threat 13. Russia's Approach to the Fight Against Terrorism Ekaterina Stepanova 14. Counter-terrorism as a Building Block for Putin's Regime Pavel Baev Conclusions and Perspectives

Szczegóły: Russia as a Great Power

Tytuł: Russia as a Great Power
Producent: Routledge
ISBN: 9780415651578
Rok produkcji: 2013
Ilość stron: 432
Oprawa: Miękka
Waga: 0.69 kg

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