Commonwealth of Independent States Area Studies Toolbook

The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Area Studies ToolBook is an attempt to quantify a broad range of information about the twelve states which comprise the CIS. The authors of the ToolBook present and analyze this information on the leadership, system essentials, infrastructure, population, and military forces of each country in an attempt to inform the reader of some basic facts as well as draw some conclusions about the direction the states of the former Soviet Union are headed. The ToolBook employs Colonel (retired) John A. Warden's Five Rings analysis method to examine each area for each country and presents a summary analysis section to synthesize the information presented.