‍Central Asia and The Caucasus Journal

The Effects of Afghan Narcotic Factor on National Security of Russian Federation

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Seyed Mohammad Kazem Sajjadpour 1
Mohammad Taghi Jahan Bakhsh 2

1 The Author in Charge; Professor of School of International Relations of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

2 PhD Candidate of Inter National Relation, Allameh Tabataba’i University,Tehran.

Abstract
During the recent decades, Afghanistan has been one of most important drug producers worldwide. Hence, afghan narcotic problem and its effects on various dimensions are one of the concerns of Afghanistan peripheral countries including the Russian Federation. Russia in the new millennium has sustained a growth in the amount of drug consumption and the number of drug users.
Regarding Russia’s “National Security Strategy to 2020” document, this paper attempts to answer the question that “How the impacts of Afghan narcotic on Russia’s national security” can be analyzed? The results assert that Russia and Western Europe are the first targets of Afghan narcotics that value at more than 2.5 million addicts, and 68 percent of them are Heroin users. The spread of HIV/ AIDS through injection drug users (IDUs) incurs staging expenses on economy and security of this country. Furthermore drug poses a threat on the national and human security of Russian Federation, health care, environment and good governance which except the latter one, are all included in Russia’s National Security Strategy.

Keywords

Afghanistan
HIV/ AIDS
Drug
Heroin
National Security and Russian Federation

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