1st Edition

Russia's Policy Challenges Security, Stability and Development

By Stephen K. Wegren Copyright 2003
240 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages
by Routledge

Designed for use in courses on contemporary Russia, this volume explores Russia's policy dilemmas in three realms: international security, socio-political, and socio-economic. In each of these categories, Russia faces daunting problems, none of which is likely to be resolved quickly or easily. Yet, over the longer term, the extent to which policymakers are successful in dealing with these... Read more
Policy and Security Challenges in Russia; 1: International Security Challenges; 1: Russia's Threat Perceptions; 2: Russian-Asian Relations; 3: The Challenge of Relations with Former Republics; 4: The Challenge of Russia's North-South Integration; 5: Russian-American Relations; 2: Sociopolitical Challenges; 6: The Challenge of Crime and Corruption; 7: Putin's Vertical Challenge: Center-Periphery Relations; 8: The Challenge of Civil Society; 9: Russia's Struggle for Democracy; 3: Socioeconomic Challenges; 10: Labor Challenges and the Problem of Quiescence; 11: Russia's Demographic Challenges; 12: The Challenge of Rural Revival; 13: Environmental Policy Challenges

Biography

Stephen K. Wegren