Soft security problems in Northwest Russia and their

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Contents:

I Introduction: a holistic approach to soft security problems 3

II The severity of Russian soft security problems for the outside world 3

Nuclear safety – waiting for a catastrophe? 4

Environmental problems: from individual risks to potential catastrophes 9

Infectious diseases: a creeping crisis? 11

Illegal immigration: still under control? 13

III Russian decision-making in soft security issues 17

State agents in soft security: the sources of impotence 18

Business and soft security: extra benefits by violating laws? 21

Does civil society matter? 22

The conflicting nature of Russian soft security decision-making 24

IV International co-operation: widespread but fragmented 25

The international agents 25

Problems of co-operation 30

V Towards a more intensified soft security analysis and action 32