Politics and Economics in Putin's Russia (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781782665861)

In one way or another, the papers included in this monograph, from the Strategic Studies Institute's annual conference on Russia in May 2012, all point to the internal pathologies that render Russian security a precarious affair at the best of times. As the editor suggests, the very fact of this precariousness makes Russia an inherently unpredictable and even potentially dangerous actor, not necessarily because it will actively attack its neighbors, though we certainly cannot exclude that possibility, but rather because Russia may come apart trying to play the role of a great power in Eurasia or elsewhere. As we all know, that outcome happened in 1917 and in 1989-91, with profound implications for international security and U.S. interests.

Author: Stephen J. Blank,Strategic Studies Institute,Army War College Press
ISBN-10: 1782665862
ISBN-13: 9781782665861
Publisher: Military Bookshop
Language: English
Published: 12/10/2013
Pages: 218
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.78lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.46d