ABSTRACT

This work brings together major accords and protocols that form the institutional framework of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS); a selection of policy statements by the leaders of CIS countries; a chronological record of political, economic and military security developments and major crises in CIS "hot spots"; and statistics and country profiles.

part |46 pages

The Reorganization of an Empire

chapter |28 pages

The Union Treaty Fails

part |445 pages

The Grand Debates: Whither, Whether, and What?

part |46 pages

The Formal Structure of the CIS