Russia, the Caucasus, and Central Asia: The 21st Century Security Environment

by East West Insitute, Rajan Menon, Yuri E. Fedorov

This comprehensive exploration of the international environment examines not only traditional political-military concerns but also economic, ethnic, and environmental issues and the role of crime, terrorism, the drug trade, and migration in the security environment of Russia and its neighbours to the south. This approach takes account of both the internal and external aspects of security problems and their interplay. The participation of international authors facilitates the consideration of each problem from all relevant points of view.

256 pages, Hardcover

First published August 22, 1999

Reviews

[Brian · Rating 5 out of 5]

Russia, the Caucuses and Central Asia delves into a look at what will be the security challenges in the 21st Century focusing on the regional realities of the fall of the Soviet Union. From the destabilization political to the rearing of ethnic conflicts and terrorism as well as the environmental and ecological disasters facing the region this is a thorough overview. It delves into the CIS agreement and what that actually means for the area s well as the limits of Russian power as seen vis a vis Chechnya. The breakdown of civil society and the general fall of the region was covered as well with the rise of the mafia and other criminal elements becoming a part of the fabric of life. There is also good coverage of the inherent tribalism of the region and the blending of cultures and ethnicities across artificial state lines. Overall a very thorough analysis and still relevant to the world situation today.