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Stress testing of the limitrophe potential of Russia's border regions

Received: 3 April 2026

Accepted: 15 June 2026

Available online: 30 September 2026

Subject Heading: THREATS AND SECURITY

JEL Classification: O21, P51, R11, R12

Pages: 128-142

https://doi.org/10.24891/rtujjo

Subject. This article focuses on the limitrophe potential of Russia's border regions as the ability of a territory to reproduce extensively under the ambivalent influence of the state border (both a resource and a source of vulnerability).
Objectives. The study aims to assess the resilience of border regions to external shocks, analyze past crises, and model hypothetical threats.
Methods. For the study, I used the methods of stress testing and quantitative assessment based on a system of simple proxy indicators.
Results. The article identifies key adaptation resources. It also shows that Buryatia has an average stability, and reveals that regions with a single-industry transit economy, weak institutions and outdated infrastructure are the most vulnerable.
Conclusions. The border regions stability is not an automatic consequence of a favorable geographical location, but is determined by the dynamic ability to transform. The conclusions are of the greatest importance for the Far Eastern Federal District as a zone of increased sensitivity to changes in the external environment.

Keywords: border regions, limitrophic potential, stress testing, development crises, potential shock

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