Russia and its chemical weapons: a short history
Pavel Luzin explains why the Russian approach to disarmament of chemical weapons is so controversial
Tagged: army
The Russian military and COVID-19
Pavel Luzin on herd immunity to COVID-19 in the Russian Armed Forces
So different, but in some ways so similar
Kirill Shamiev on civil-military relations in the USA and Russia
The army versus Putin?
Pavel Luzin looks into the voting habits of Russia’s military and wonders why military personnel were more likely to vote against constitutional amendments than their compatriots
Moscow’s hypersonic missiles
Pavel Luzin on why Russia is banking on hypersonic weapons
Russia’s Arctic strategy melts under scrutiny
Sergey Sukhankin sees a widening mismatch between Russia’s Arctic dreams and its strategic reality
Russia’s armed forces under Gerasimov, the man without a doctrine
Michael Kofman on salient trends in Russian military strategy and doctrinal thought, as opposed to the mythical Gerasimov Doctrine
The technical barriers to Russia’s military triumphs
Pavel Luzin considers why the Russian armed forces end this decade in a place of deep uncertainty
Trouble in the rank and file
Pavel Luzin on why the Russian army has once again become a source of bad news
The Kremlin’s Narrowing Nuclear Options
Pavel Luzin considers why the Kremlin is undermining its own efforts for nuclear weapons control, and what this mean for the START treaty.
A Fragmented Fleet
Pavel Luzin discusses the Russian Navy’s limited prospects for the future
The Anti-Air Ambassadors
Why has the S-400 missile system become such an important instrument of Russian diplomacy?