Download or read book Russian Peacekeeping Strategies in the CIS written by D. Lynch and published by Springer. This book was released on 1999-10-27 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peacekeeping operations have become a central issue in international relations since the end of the Cold War. This work underlines the mixture of defensive and offensive stimuli driving Russian 'peacekeeping' strategies, and highlights the dangers that the new Russian Federation faces in undertaking these operations.