%0 Journal Article %T J. Hedenskog, V. Konnander, B. Nygren, I. Oldberg and Ch. Pursiainen (eds.), Russia as a Great Power: Dimensions of Security Under Putin, London: Routledge, 2005, 464 pages. %A Christian W. Erickson %J Journal of Power Institutions in Post-Soviet Societies %D 2008 %I Centre d'Etudes et de Recherche sur les Soci¨¦t¨¦s et les Institutions Post-Sovi¨¦tiques %X In this edited volume the authors analyze the first period of Putin¡¯s rule from a number of different security dimensions. The first part of this volume explores the complexities of Russia¡¯s external security environment. In the first chapter, ¡°Russia as a Great Power,¡± Iver Neumann asks how Russia can exploit its post-9/11 geostrategic position, in a way that is captured by, or predicted by, realist and constructionist theories. For Neumann, Russia continues to have a role as a transatlantic... %K Security %K Russia %K Political Science %U http://pipss.revues.org/1343