EU-Russian Border Security

Golunov, Serghei

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“…The implementation of these new regulations posed serious obstacles to maintaining social and economic connections between the borderland territories and the rest of the country. In response to numerous protests in border regions, the fsb issued a new order in 2007 that scaled down the typical width of border security zones to just a dozen kilometers (Golunov, 2012).…”

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Russian border security: trends of post-soviet transformation

Golunov

2023

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After the disintegration of the USSR, Russia confronted the task of reforming its border security policy, which had previously emphasized stringent control over both inbound and outbound cross-border movements. This challenge was further compounded by the unprecedented management of 13 thousand kilometers of newly established borders with other states of the former Soviet Union. This article examines the evolving trends in Russian border security policy, encompassing the management of these new borders, endeavors to integrate Russia’s border security spaces with those of its post-Soviet allies, and the impacts of geopolitical expansionism. The transformation of Russian border security policy has yielded mixed results. On one hand, Russia has effectively embraced modern approaches to cross-border flow management. On the other hand, the scope of issues covered by Russia’s border security agenda remains extensive, encompassing geopolitical fears and other issued that cannot be managed effectively by the agencies tasked with routine border management.

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Russian border security: trends of post-soviet transformation

Golunov

2023

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“…The growing Central Asian migration is posing a strong challenge to both the security of Russia and Kazakhstan which can be studied in the framework of ‘Regional Security Complex theory’ (RSCT) developed by Barry Buzan and Olle Weaver. 6 Russian political elite think that influx of large-scale immigrants from Central Asia pose a threat to Russia’s so-called Slavic identity itself, as these immigrants not only capture job market, but often indulge themselves in land-grabbing and other illegal economic activities (Golunov 2007, 3). The Levada Sociological Monitoring Centre, Moscow, in 2005, during the economic boom of the country, found in a survey that 31 per cent of those respondents felt that migrants play a catalytic role in upsurge of criminal activities in the country and even agreed to the question that migrants eat up the jobs of local population.…”

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“…It has also been reported that the Kazakh–Russian border is emerging as a major flashpoint in this regard. As per an estimate, around 2 per cent of ethnic Central Asian immigrants are engaged in drug trafficking (Golunov 2007, 4; Olimov and Bosc 2003, 88). The head of Russia’s drug control service (FSKN) Viktor Ivanov even admitted that porous border between Russia and Central Asia is one of the major factors responsible for flow of Afghan drug to Russia.…”

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“…Migration being an element of non-traditional threats is also threatening the peace and stability of Central Asia. One may recall here the fact that migration is contributing hugely to the national exchequer of these states in the form of remittance; on the other hand the Central Asian states are losing large reservoirs of talented and young human resources due to out-migration and large number of them are often falling in the trap of narco-traffickers as well as terrorist networks (Abramson 2010, 36–43; Danzer and Ivaschenko 2010, 191; Golunov 2007, 4; Kelly 2005, 42–43; Matveeva 2010, 4–6; Schatz 2000, 85; Umarov 2006, 91–92). It is in this background the present article will examine in a holistic perspective the threat to regional security from migration.…”

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Migration and Its Impact on Security of Central Asia

Mohapatra

2013

India Quarterly

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Migration is emerging as an important source of threat to the peace and security of Central Asia. This is happening, notwithstanding the fact that this region is receiving substantial amount of external remittance. Apart from lack of economic opportunities, existence of blurred boundaries, emergence of authoritarian regimes with a tilt towards strong ‘ethnic state’ as well as the alienation of substantial number of population are contributing to the process of flow of illegal migration. This results in loss of young population, growing ethno-nationalistic conflict, spurt in religious terrorism, proliferation of narco-trafficking as well as HIV/AIDS in this region. These above-mentioned threats are generating a lot of ‘insecurity’ in Central Asia. The best way to meet the challenges posed by migration is to ensure ‘sustainable security’ in this region by adopting a broader approach ranging from cooperation among the states of this region so also to ensure human security at the ground level.

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“…This danger prompted the official discourse of "we have no colonies". 15 Otherwise, calling the territories colonies meant implicitly admitting the existence of numerous non-Russians within Russia that were joined to the centre by an artificial bond (Danilevskii, 1991: 485 Russia is and has been seen as 'the other', traditionally excluded from any possibility of integration despite of playing an active role in the political changes of the continent (Golunov, 2013;Morozov, 2009;Medvedev, 1999).…”

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On the Peripheral Character of Russia

Martı́nez¹

2013

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This article argues that space is one of the formative elements in the construction of Russianness and explores how the occupation of the territory shaped the development of the country. Drawing on examples, I argue that 1. Russia can be presented as a conglomerate of marginalities -a centre and a periphery in itself. 2. Russian peripheries are not just plural, but also orientated towards different directions. The core deploys therefore a centripetal force. 3. The poly-periphery that constitutes Russia produces an extended liminality. 4. The Russian territory is not just conceptualised as vast, but also as infinite and contradictory. 5. There is a persistence of imperial logic in Russian politics. As a result, we can observe a continuous comeback of spatial elements in the configuration of cultural discourses and in the articulation of power; also the impossibility of full incorporation into the world system.

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EU-Russian Border Security

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Russian border security: trends of post-soviet transformation

Russian border security: trends of post-soviet transformation

Migration and Its Impact on Security of Central Asia

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