So different, but in some ways so similar
Kirill Shamiev on civil-military relations in the USA and Russia
Tagged: military
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
Towards a Sino-Russian entente?
Michael Kofman sees ties deepening between China and Russia. But there are limits to a defence pact based on few joint objectives besides their shared sense of confrontation with the United States.
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?
How Russia’s Military Makes Its Own Headlines
Part four of “Russian Media: Moscow and Beyond Calling”: on the place of the military’s press in Russia’s media landscape
Veterans’ Organisations: State Capture, Or Political Cogs?
The fourth part of the series ‘Safety first’: the changing role of veterans’ organisations in Russia
In Russia, Politics is Always About National Security
Part One of ‘Safety first’ examines how broadly defined security issues became the most important ideological and material factor undergirding Russian politics today
The Inner Workings of Russia’s Military Industrial Behemoth
Pavel Luzin considers the political and economic factors which make Rostec worth watching
A Farewell to Arms Control
Pavel Luzin explores the realities of Russia’s nuclear missile capabilities, and what this means for future arms limitation talks