Russia, the Caucasus, and Central Asia: The 21st Century Security Environment (Eurasia in the 21st Century, the Total Security Environment, Vol 2)

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. Papers from a project conducted by the EastWest Institute between 1997 and 1999 examine Russia's evolving security relationship with the countries of the Caucasus and Central Asia. Specific subjects include the military and political security landscape in Russia and the South, Russian-Southern economic interaction, ethnic conflicts and border disputes in the region, and dangers of Islamic extremism. Edited By Rajan Menon, Yuri E. Fedorov, And Ghia Nodia, Editors. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.