Abstract
The situation that has developed in the area surrounding Russia must by all appearances be regarded as the aggregate of existing and potential threats to the national security and to the territorial integrity of the Russian Federation. What are the threats to Russia today? They include the following:
The situation in the North Caucusus, where the war in Chechnya, which has lasted for twenty months, will have grave consequences not only for the North Caucasus region, but for Russia as a whole.