PREFACE; CONTENTS; FIGURES; SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Chapter One INTRODUCTION: STRATEGIC IMPLICATIONS OF RUSSIA'S DECLINE; Chapter Two REGIONAL AUTONOMY OR INCREASED CENTRALIZATION?; Chapter Three THE RUSSIAN ECONOMY; Chapter Four RUSSIA'S POLITICAL FUTURE: WHITHER DEMOCRACY AND FREEDOM?; Chapter Five THE PEOPLE OF RUSSIA: ASSET OR LIABILITY?; Chapter Six THE RUSSIAN MILITARY; Chapter Seven WEAK LINKS: ROAD, RAIL, AND NUCLEAR POWER; Chapter Eight ILLUSTRATIVE SCENARIOS; Chapter Nine NEXT STEPS: PLANNING FOR AND PREVENTING CONTINGENCIES; Chapter Ten THE AIR FORCE ROLE; SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY.