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The Russian Military: Power and Policy
Edited by Steven E. Miller and Dmitri Trenin
(Cambridge: MIT Press, 2004)
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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
Moscow's Military Power: Russia's Search for Security in an Age of
Transition
Steven E. Miller
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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
Gold Eagle, Red Star
Dmitri Trenin
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Index
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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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