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Summary
Russian military capacity remains a major consideration for global security even
in the post-Soviet era. This book assesses today's Russian military and analyzes
its possible future direction. The contributors–experts on the subject from both
Russia and the West–consider not only how Russia has built its military capacity
but also the policies and doctrines that have shaped Russia's defense posture. They
discuss such topics as the downsizing of the Russian military, Russia's use of military
power in regional conflicts, and the management of Russia's nuclear weapons.
For more than a decade, Russian leaders have struggled to formulate security and
defense policies that protect Russia's borders and project Russia's influence. The
contributors to The Russian Military find that the choices Russian leaders
have made have been significantly influenced by the military reforms Russia has
attempted to implement since the collapse of the Soviet Union. The protracted and
intense debate over military reform has been–and will continue to be–decisive in
shaping Russian military capacity.
This volume is edited by Steven E. Miller, director of the International Security
Program at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government and editor-in-chief
of the journal International Security, and Dmitri Trenin, senior associate
of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and deputy director of the Carnegie
Moscow Center. Funding for The Russian Military and the other volumes in
this series was provided by a generous grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New
York.
Endorsements
"This first-rate set of essays is a timely and remarkably comprehensive assessment
of the contemporary state of the Russian military. It deserves the attention not
only of those interested in military affairs, but also those concerned with political
and economic developments in Russia." -Lieutenant General William Odom (U.S. Army,
Ret.), Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C.
"This is the best collection of both contributors and contributions that I have
seen on this subject." -Brigadier General John C. Reppert (U.S. Army, Ret.), Dean
of the College of International and Security Studies, George C. Marshall Center,
Garmisch, Germany
Table of Contents
Introduction (download
pdf)
Moscow's Military Power: Russia's Search for Security in an Age of Transition
Steven E. Miller
Chapter 1
The Trajectory of the Russian Military: Downsizing, Degeneration, and Defeat
Pavel K. Baev
Chapter 2
The Social and Political Condition of the Russian Military
Aleksandr Golts
Chapter 3
Military Reform: From Crisis to Stagnation
Alexei Arbatov
Chapter 4
Russia, Regional Conflict, and the Use of Military Power
Roy Allison
Chapter 5
The Economics of Defense in Russia and the Legacy of Structural Militarization
Vitaly Shlykov
Chapter 6
Nuclear Weapons in Current Russian Policy
Rose Gottemoeller
Conclusion
(download pdf)
Gold Eagle, Red Star
Dmitri Trenin
Index (download
pdf)
Other Titles
The American Academy Studies in Global Security book series is edited by Carl Kaysen
(MIT), Martin Malin (American Academy), and John Steinbruner (University of Maryland),
and published by The MIT Press. This volume is one of five that consider international
security in the post-Soviet region. More information is available on the Global Security Series and the Academy's Program in Science, Technology, and Global Security.
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