A string of errors from the General Staff’s Main Office will have major knock-on effects on how intelligence agencies interact with Russia’s political system
Security
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What Russia’s military spending on the Crimea says about the Kremlin’s strategy on the Black Sea
Why do some military units in Russia now bear the names of European cities?
If conscription comes to an end in Russia, it would remove several counterweights that limit the government’s use of force
A long-discarded Cold War concept — “the correlation of forces” — might now be a helpful way to view Russia’s current military outlook
Beyond inflated official statistics and lofty rhetoric, what are the real capabilities of Russia’s tactical nuclear weapons programme, and how does this square with today’s doctrines of nuclear de-escalation?
The Kremlin’s foreign policy is becoming increasingly dependent on Chechnya’s brutal dictator
In a context of economic stagnation, arms production remains a priority for Moscow. The GPV-2027 spending priorities are a useful indicator of the Kremlin’s long-term political mindset.
How did the Russian army change over time?
How victims and former supporters of ‘Islamic State’ are welcomed back to Russia