| Politics and Economics in Putin's Russia Contributor(s): Blank, Stephen J. (Editor), Strategic Studies Institute (Author), Army War College Press (Author) |
|
 |
ISBN: 1782665862 ISBN-13: 9781782665861 Publisher: Military Bookshop OUR PRICE: $18.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education - Reference - Political Science | World - Russian & Former Soviet Union |
| Physical Information: 0.46" H x 6.69" W x 9.61" (0.78 lbs) 218 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |