Russia's Policy Challenges

This work explores Russia's policy dilemmas in three realms: international security; socio-political; and socio-economic. In each of these categories, Russia faces daunting problems, none of which is likely to be resolved quickly or easily.

Stephen K. Wegren

Policy and Security Challenges in Russia; 1: International Security Challenges; 1: Russia's Threat Perceptions; 2: Russian-Asian Relations; 3: The Challenge of Relations with Former Republics; 4: The Challenge of Russia's North-South Integration; 5: Russian-American Relations; 2: Sociopolitical Challenges; 6: The Challenge of Crime and Corruption; 7: Putin's Vertical Challenge: Center-Periphery Relations; 8: The Challenge of Civil Society; 9: Russia's Struggle for Democracy; 3: Socioeconomic Challenges; 10: Labor Challenges and the Problem of Quiescence; 11: Russia's Demographic Challenges; 12: The Challenge of Rural Revival; 13: Environmental Policy Challenges