Russia as a Great Power

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Contents Part 1: Dimensions of External Security 1. Russia as a Great Power Iver B Neumann 2. Foreign Policy Priorities under Putin: A tour d'horizon Ingmar Oldberg 3. Russia and NATO: Community of values or community of interests? Jakub M Godzimirski 4. The Logic of Foreign and Security Policy Change in Russia Mette Skak Part 2: Dimensions of Regional Security 5. What Prospects for Russia in the Baltic Sea Region? Cooperation or Isolation? Vilhelm Konnander 6. Filling 'the gap': Russian security policy towards Belarus, Ukraine and Moldova under Putin Jakob Hedenskog 7. Russia's Relations with Georgia under Putin: The impact of 11th September Bertil Nygren 8. Understanding Russia's Foreign Policy Change: The cases of Central Asia and Iraq Lena Jonson Part 3: Internal Dimensions of Security 9. Putin, the Army and Military Force Isabelle Facon 10. Russian Economic Security in a Medium-term Perspective Roland Gotz 11. Forming a New Security Identity in Modern Russia Nikita Lomagin 12. Nuclear Safety and Environmental Risks of North-west Russia: A source of Cooperation and Conflict Christer Pursiainen Part 4: Terrorism: A new security threat 13. Russia's Approach to the Fight Against Terrorism Ekaterina Stepanova 14. Counter-terrorism as a Building Block for Putin's Regime Pavel Baev Conclusions and Perspectives