Policy and security challenges in Russia / James R. Millar and Stephen K. Wegren -- Russia's threat perceptions / John Reppert -- Russian-Asian relations / Dale R. Herspring -- Challenge of relations with former republics / Mikhail A. Alexseev -- Challenge of Russia's north-south integration / Gregory Gleason -- Russian-American relations / Herbert J. Ellison -- Challenge of crime and corruption / Louise I. Shelley -- Putin's vertical challenge : center-periphery relations / Darrell Slider -- Challenge of civil society / Christopher Marsh -- Russia's struggle for democracy / Joel C. Moses -- Labor challenges and the problem of quiescence / Debra Javeline -- Russia's demographic challenges / Timothy Heleniak -- Challenge of rural revival / Stephen K. Wegren, Vladimir R. Belenkiy, and Valeri V. Patsiorkovski -- Environmental policy challenges / Craig ZumBrunnen and Nathaniel Trumbull.