Russia's Domestic Security Wars: Putin's Use of Divide and Rule Against His Hardline Allies

ISBN-13: 9783319773919 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 125 str.

Peter Reddaway

Opis

The project also suggests that Putin's survival tactics have brought Russia to a deeply corrupt, state-dominated form of authoritarianism, which lacks deep institutional roots and will probably lead in due course to some form of state collapse.

Recenzje

"This is an excellent little book: deeply researched, insightful and successful in pulling off that great scholarly feat of using a small example to illustrate big truths. ... All credit to Peter Reddaway for such a meticulous exploration of an important topic." (Mark Galeotti, Europe-Asia Studies, Vol. 71 (3), April, 2019)

Spis treści

Contents

Glossary – p.

I. Introduction – p.

II. II. The Background and Emergence of the Siloviki War 

1. Origins of the Cherkesov-Zolotov and Sechin groupings, and of the fierce rivalries between silovik groups – p.

III. The Intense Years of the Silovik War, 2004-2007

2. Putin’s re-election in March 2004 and the murder of Tsepov in September; the Sechinites’ all-out assault on Cherkesov and his group – p.

3. Summary of the argument to date and how it will develop regarding 2005 – 2010 - p.

4. Spring 2005 – The case of the smuggled Chinese goods rocks the FSS and Patrushev – p. 

5. November 2005 – early 2006: Putin’s succession-related moves; the silovik war heats up; the Sechinites groom their own presidential candidate, Ustinov – p. 

6. May-June 2006 – Fight for the Customs Service – Full-scale war between the silovik clans; the fall of Ustinov – a triumph for the Cherkesovites – p. 

7. November 2006 – The tide turns against the Cherkesov-Zolotov group. as the succession struggle heats up – p. 

8. 2007 – Putin tells the Sechinites he favours Naryshkin for the presidency; June-September 2007 – new Sechinite offensive rocks the Cherkesovites – p. 

9. October 2007 – Cherkesov makes his last stand – Putin’s minimal aid to him masks his incipient abandonment of his longstanding associate – p. 

10. How the war had evolved by mid-October 2007: Putin’s MO in crisis; November 2007 – Sechinites sense betrayal and raise the stakes – p. 

11. Late 2007 – Difficulty selecting a successor: Medvedev chosen at last minute – p.

IV. The Silovik War Winds Down: Aftermath and Conclusions

12. 2007-2008 – War fades, tandem forms, Cherkesov clan dissolves, Sechinites decline; Putin generates new factional wars: General Procuracy vs.  Investigations Committee of the Procuracy (ICP), Medvedev v. Sechin – p.

13. 2008-2011 – The different fates of the Cherkesov and Sechin groups – p. 

V. Russian Politics in 2012-2017 and Some General Conclusions

14. Conclusion

Appendix: Some notes on key players

O autorze

Peter Reddaway is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Georgetown University, USA.

Blurb

The book is a case study of Putin’s use of the tactics of divide and rule in relation to, particularly, the hard-line elements among his supporters. It illustrates Putin's methods of staying in power vis-à-vis groups that might put too much pressure on him, or who might even try to oust him. The project also suggests that Putin’s survival tactics have brought Russia to a deeply corrupt, state-dominated form of authoritarianism, which lacks deep institutional roots and will probably lead in due course to some form of state collapse. This work will appeal to a wide audience including political scientists, academics, graduate students, and everyone who is interested in contemporary Russian politics.