Download or read book Russia, Its Neighbours and the Future of European Security written by Richard Latter and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Russian Federation remains fragile economically and politically unstable; the maintenance of democracy is by no means assured. Divisions inherited from the former Soviet system have been exacerbated considerably during a process of political and economic change. Western policy has been to encourage democracy and economic reform, not least because of fears of possible disintegration of the Russian state with negative consequences for international stability. Yet western states are critical of Russian use of force in the Near Abroad and reject outright Russian opposition to an increased role for western institutions in central Europe.