Russia's battle with crime, corruption and terrorism /

This book examines Russia's attempts to tackle the challenges of the new and increasing security threats of rising crime, corruption and terrorism that it has experienced since the break-up of the Soviet Union in 1991. It demonstrates the close links between the rising drug trade, border proble...

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Other Authors: Orttung, Robert W., Latta, Anthony, 1981-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2008.
Series:Routledge terrorism, transnational crime and corruption series ; 3.
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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / Robert W. Orttung
  • The socio-economic and criminal effects of contemporary migration in large Russian cities / Elena Tyuryukanova and Elena Kostyrya
  • Crime and migration in Siberia / Valerii V. Sobolnikov
  • Drug trafficking along the Russian-Kazakh border : challenges of enforcement / Sergei V. Golunov [and others]
  • One hand washes the other : informal ties among organized crime groups and law-enforcement agencies in Russia / Alexander Salagaev, Alexander Shashkin, and Alexey Konnov
  • Addressing corruption in Russia's civil-military relations / Andrei S. Makarychev
  • Who fights corruption in Russia? / Irina Olimpieva and Oleg Pachenkov
  • Trade-offs between security and civil liberties in Russia's counter-terrorist campaign in 2000-2004 : six regional case studies / Nabi Abdullaev and Simon Saradzhyan.