Research Catalog

Title

Politics and economics in Putin's Russia / Stephen J. Blank, editor.

Publication

Carlisle Barracks, PA : Strategic Studies Institute and U.S. Army War College Press, 2013.

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Additional Authors

• Army War College (U.S.). Press, publisher. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2014004772
• Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute, issuing body. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80120847
• Blank, Stephen, 1950-

Description

viii, 210 pages; 23 cm

Summary

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.

Subject

• Failed states > Russia (Federation)
• Political stability > Russia (Federation)
• Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1952-
• Russia (Federation) > Economic conditions > 1991-
• Russia (Federation) > Economic policy > 1991-
• Russia (Federation) > Politics and government > 1991-
• Russia (Federation) > Strategic aspects

Note

• Format not distributed to depository libraries.
• "December 2013."

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Additional Formats (note)

• Also available online in PDF format from Strategic Studies Institute (SSI) web site.

Contents

1. Introduction : Politics and economics in Putin's Russia : what do they mean for the U.S. Army? / Stephen J. Blank -- 2. Russian economic reform 2012 : "dèjà vu all over again" / Steven Rosefielde -- 3. Economic reform under Putin 2.0 : will petrodollars suffice to keep the ship afloat? / Stefan Hedlund -- 4. Authoritarianism and modernization in Russia : Is Russia ka-Putin? / Harley Balzer -- 5. Russia as a pole of power : Putin's regional integration agenda / Janusz Bugajski.

ISBN

• 1584875984
• 9781584875987

LCCN

2013481192

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library