Western Russia. Post-soviet Security Environment And The Western Security Strategy

After the disintegraion of the Soviet Union, Russia western border's geopolihcs havebecome quite disadvantageous, it makes Russia westem security problems become more AnpOrtantand urgent in national security strUctUre. Reinforcing the investigation and settlement of westernsecurity problems is becoming one of the important task of Russia national security stratgyMeanwhile, attention and stUdy these problems is helpful to China to analyses and forecast thetrend of Russia nahonal security str'aegy and diplomahc.Review Russian history of western security maintenance, we can conclude that there are fouraction modes, including(occupying strategic Anportant places, scrambling for seaPort, building uPsafety belt, and avoiding two-side campaign. We also can analyse the base of four ideologiesincluding: "Moscow-the third Rome," messianic, legitimism and conservation, pan-slavism, andOrthodox Churh united completCd, which influence Russia western security policyNATO (North Atlanhc Treaty Organization) is the most dripoopt part of Russia westernsecurity envirOnment. Relationship betWeen NATO and Russia has experienced three stagesincluding: "adopting new realism and exploring new relahonship modes," "non-symmetry anddeclarative corporation," and "re-consider and explore dealing with concrete matters Relating towork." Up to now Russia and NATO haven't set up an au pair and effechve bilateral relationship.Cooperation and sboggle will be basic Character of bilateral relationship betWeen NATO andRussia.Westem border upon countries is also one part of Russia western security environment. Thesecountries almost purchase the development stratagem that incorporate with west. According theirsecurity policy Russia divides those countries into four tyPes(countries have joined NATO,countries are preparing for joining NATO and counties having no request for joining NATO.Bilateral relationship among those countries and Russia, and their policy tropism to Russiainfluences Russia .westem secndty level.On the base of history recall, security environment and problem analyses Combine with thedocument about nahonal security tha Russia govenunent has published for recently l0 years, wecan conclude the target of Russia Westem security stratagem is forbidden the defiance to Russiadominion and tetritorial integhty holding back the spread of armed force conflicts from Broad,insure the national dominion, tetritorial complete and western border security of Russia, createadvantageous peaceful environment for national economic constrUct and society transfOrm.Defend orbit range, keep Russia's statUs of being big countTy strive for advantage statUs in thefutUre Europe security system.The foreground of western Russian security stratagem' act'Ualization is Determined by fourfactors f the first is the execute of << NATO--Russia Founding Act about Interrelationship,corporation and sectrity >> and T'he development current of relationship betWeen NATO andRussia, the Second is the scale of NATO's expand to east, the third is the east European Non-NATO countries' attitUde and policy to Russia, the fourth is the balance of strength amongRussia, NATO and EU.