The purpose of this dissertation is to analyze the Russian Federation&rsquo / s
military Policy in Central Asia in 1991-2001. My main concern in this point is to
figure out what is Moscow&rsquo / s real intention behind establishing military ties with the
Central Asian states and to what extent is Moscow successful in accomplishing this
aim? Does the Russian Federation perceive direct threats to its security from Central
Asia? My argument is that the Russian Federation does not perceive direct threats to
its national security from the region rather she uses these threats to be the main actor
in the region by using military means. Throughout the thesis first the shift in the Russian Federation&rsquo / s foreign policy course regarding the &lsquo / Near Abroad&rsquo / and its
reflections on the basic security documents of the Russian Federation, second the
threat perceptions of the Russian Federation in these regions, third reflections of this
shift on Russia&rsquo / s bilateral military ties with these states and finally the role of the
changing perception in the formation of regional collective security formations are to
be analyzed.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:METU/oai:etd.lib.metu.edu.tr:http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/1177062/index.pdf |
| Date | 01 January 2003 |
| Creators | Kuscu, Isik |
| Contributors | Bolukbasi, Suha |
| Publisher | METU |
| Source Sets | Middle East Technical Univ. |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | M.S. Thesis |
| Format | text/pdf |
| Rights | To liberate the content for public access |
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