Dr Graeme P. Herd is a Professor of Civil-Military Relations at the George C. Marshall European Centre for Security Studies, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. He has published extensively on aspects of post-Soviet security politics in a variety of journals. His latest book is Russia and the Regions: Strength Through Weakness (London: RoutledgeCurzon, 2003). Dr Jennifer D.P. Moroney is at RAND Washington D.C. She was recently an Associate at DFI Government Services and an Adjunct Professor and Research Associate in the Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, in Washington DC. She has written and published widely on the politics and security of the former Soviet Union, particularly Ukraine and Central Asia, defense and military relations between NATO or the US and Eurasia, and the status of the NATO aspirants relative to NATO enlargement.
'This book offers a good resource allowing a broader understanding of how and why the republics of the former USSR have developed in different ways. It is easy to read and the layout and content of the chapters is well structured, encompassing a comprehensive and coherent analysis.' - Journal of International Relations and Development