Why Russian policy is failing in Asia

Kistler, James E. (Cover artist) Carlisle Barracks, PA: Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, 1997. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. viii, 47, [1] p. 23 cm. Endnotes. Since its inception as a state, Russia has been both a European and an Asian power. Although Russia today, as was true during much of its history, is torn by an identity crisis over where it belongs, its elites have never renounced Russia's vital interests in Asia and the belief that it should be recognized as a great power there. However, that belief and Moscow's ability to sustain it are now under threat, due, as Dr. Stephen Blank's thorough analysis informs us, to the ongoing failures of Russian policymakers to come to grips with changed Russian and Asian realities. Dr. Stephen J. Blank has served as the Strategic Studies Institute s expert on the Soviet bloc and the post-Soviet world since 1989. He has written many articles and papers on Russia, the Commonwealth of Independent States, and Eastern European security issues. Dr. Blank holds a Ph.D. in history from the University of Chicago. *The above information was current when the work was published. Condition: Very good. No dust jacket. Cover has slight wear and soiling.

Keywords: Regional Security, Control of Armed Forces, Yeltsin, Russian Far East, Economic Security, Arms Sales, Military Strategy, Conventional Warfare, Nuclear War

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