Reassessing Russia''s Security Policy

The book discusses how Russia's security policy has been and is being applied in specific cases, including the present war in Ukraine, the Russian anti-satellite program and Russia's contemporary Afghan policy.

List of contents

Acknowledgments viii
Introduction 1
1 The evolution of Russian security thought 7
2 Determinants of Russia's security policy 41
3 The Soviet legacy of Russia's security policy 81
4 Evolution of the Russian Federation's security concept 116
5 Functions of Russia's foreign security policy: New approaches 147
6 The implementation of Russia's foreign policy and the role of its security policy 192
7 Russia's security and foreign policy approaches: Ukraine, star wars, and Afghanistan 229
Why does Russia prefer strategic asymmetry? 280
Index 288

About the author

Nurlan Aliyev is a lecturer in the University of Economics and Human Sciences in Warsaw, Poland.

Product details

• Authors: Nurlan Aliyev
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.05.2025
• EAN: 9781032382999
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3238299-9
• No. of pages: 290
• Series: Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Research, International Relations, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Former Soviet Union, USSR (Europe), Theory of warfare and military science, Theory of warfare & military science, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General