Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Lists of figures and tables; Contributors; Preface: Russian security policy; PART I: The history and nature of Russian security strategy; 1 Russia's pursuit of great-power status and security; 2 Putin's operational code and strategic decision-making in Russia; 3 The Soviet legacy in Russian security policy; 4 Military might as a basis for Russian Great Power identity; 5 The Russian challenge to the liberal world order; PART II: Domestic politics, threat perception and Russian security strategy
14 The economic tools of Russian security strategy15 Russian security strategy and the geopolitics of energy in Eurasia; 16 The intelligence agencies and Putin: undermining Russia's security?; 17 Russian information security and warfare; 18 Information-psychological warfare in Russian security strategy; 19 Outer space in Russia's security strategy; PART IV: Global and regional aspects of Russian security strategy; 20 Russian security policy towards the United States; 21 NATO enlargement: a security dilemma for Russia?
22 Russia's regional and global counterterrorism strategies: how Moscow's vision of the new global order affects its approach to terrorism23 Security challenges in Russia-European Union relations; 24 Russian security strategy and the geopolitics of Eurasia; 25 The impacts of climate change on Russian Arctic security; 26 Caucasian chess or the greatest geopolitical tragedy of the twentieth century; 27 Russian security strategy in Central Asia; 28 Russian-Chinese security cooperation: the Bear and the Dragon; 29 The BRICs and Russian foreign and security policy: changing the narrative
6 The domestic and foreign policy nexus: politics, threat perception and Russian security strategy7 Understanding Russia's security strategy in a context of power; 8 Russia's economy and military expenditures; 9 Russian strategic culture: the generational approach to the Russian generational state thesis; 10 The Security Council and security decision-making; PART III: Instruments of Russian security strategy; 11 Coercive diplomacy in Russian security strategy; 12 The rebuilding of Russian military capabilities; 13 Reflections on Russia's nuclear strategy
PART V: Case studies of Russian security strategy30 Instrumentalising the frozen conflicts of the greater Black Sea region; 31 Russian security strategy in the Balkans; 32 The 2008 Russia-Georgia War; 33 Russia's 'hybrid' aggression against Ukraine; 34 Russia, the Middle East and the conflict in Syria; Index
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The Routledge Handbook of Russian Security offers a comprehensive collection of essays on all aspects of Russian security and foreign policy by international scholars from across the world. The volume identifies key contemporary topics of research and debate and takes into account the changes that have occurred in the study of Russian security strategy since the end of the Cold War. The handbook is organised into five sections: The theory and nature of Russian security policy The domestic and foreign policy nexus Instruments used by Russia in pursuing its security Global and regional aspects of Russian security andforeign policy Case studies of Russian involvement in a series of security conflicts. The book concludes with case studies of the major examples of Russian involvement and operations in a series of security conflicts, including that in Georgia, the intervention in Ukraine and occupation of Crimea, and the ongoing Civil War in Syria. This volume will be of great interest to students of Russian security, strategic studies, foreign policy, European politics, and International Relations in general.
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National security-- Russia (Federation)
Diplomatic relations.
HISTORY-- Europe-- Russia & the Former Soviet Union.
HISTORY-- Military-- Strategy.
Military policy.
National security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Freedom & Security-- International Security.