Russia, the Caucasus, and Central Asia

Rajan Menon, Yuri E. Fedorov, Ghia Nodia

• Preface; The Security Environment in the South Caucasus and Central Asia, Rajan Menon; Part 1 Traditional Security; Chapter 1 The Military and Political Security Landscape in Russia and the South, Roy Allison; Chapter 2 Traditional Russian Security Interests in the Caucasus and Central Asia, Andrei V. Zagorski; Part 2 Economic Features of Security; Chapter 3 Economics and Energy in the South, Hendrik Spruyt, Laurent Ruseckas; Chapter 4 Russian-Southern Economic Interaction, Natalia V. Zubarevich, Yuri E. Fedorov; Part 3 Territorial and Ethnic Disputes; Chapter 5 Southern Tears: Dangerous Opportunities in the Caucasus and Central Asia, Ronald Grigor Suny; Chapter 6 Contagious Ethnic Conflicts and Border Disputes Along Russia’s Southern Flank, Emil A. Pain; Part 4 Non-Traditional Challenges; Chapter 7 New Threats in Central Asia and the Caucasus, Nancy Lubin; Chapter 8 Non-Traditional Threats, Challenges, and Risks in the Former Soviet South, Irina D. Zviagelskaia, Vitali V. Naumkin; conclusion Regional Security for Russia, the Caucasus, and Central Asia, Yuri E. Fedorov, Ghia Nodia;