Politics and economics in Putin's Russia
By: Stephen J. Blank, editor
Contributors: Army War College (U.S.). Press; Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute
Publisher: Strategic Studies Institute and U.S. Army War College Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Carlisle Barracks, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 210
ISBN-13: 9781584875987
Subjects: Political stability; Failed states; Politics and government; Economic policy; Economic conditions; Strategic aspects
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.
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"December 2013."

Includes bibliographical references.

Also available online in PDF format from Strategic Studies Institute (SSI) web site.
Table of contents: title: 1. Introduction : Politics and economics in Putin's Russia : what do they mean for the U.S. Army? / Stephen J. Blank; title: 2. Russian economic reform 2012 : "dèjà vu all over again" / Steven Rosefielde; title: 3. Economic reform under Putin 2.0 : will petrodollars suffice to keep the ship afloat? / Stefan Hedlund; title: 4. Authoritarianism and modernization in Russia : Is Russia ka-Putin? / Harley Balzer; title: 5. Russia as a pole of power : Putin's regional integration agenda / Janusz Bugajski.