The Russian armed forces in transition : economic, geopolitical and institutional uncertainties
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The Russian armed forces in transition : economic, geopolitical and institutional uncertainties
(Routledge contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe series, 30)
Routledge, 2012
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Available at 2 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
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National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies Library (GRIPS Library)
: hbk392.38||Ma1401280046
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Although the role of the military in Russia has changed significantly since Soviet times, it continues to exert great influence on Russian politics, economy and society. This book presents a comprehensive overview of current developments related to Russia's military sector. It considers recent military reforms, personnel issues, the defence industry and procurement, the defence economy, changes in civil-military relations, and the continuing huge economic significance of Russia's military-industrial complex. It explores difficulties currently faced by the Russian military, including problems of recruitment and leadership; analyses Russian security policy - including in relation to Europe and more widely; and discusses the lessons learned by the Russian military as a result of the recent war in Georgia. The book argues that reform attempts have often been thwarted by bureaucracy, economy, strategy, manpower, weapon systems and leadership. The book concludes by assessing likely future developments.
Table of Contents
Part I: Transforming Russia's Conventional Armed Forces 1. Russian Operations in Georgia: Lessons Identified Versus Lessons Learned 2. Towards A 'New Look' of the Russian Armed Forces? Organizational and Personnell Changes 3. Network Centric Warfare as the Undeclared Aim of Russian Defence Reform: Russian Perspectives and Challenges Part II: The Euro-Atlantic Geopolitical Context 4. Russian Policy Towards NATO in a Broader European Security Context 5. The Russian Army as a Crumbling Keystone in the European Security Architecture Part III: Russian Defence Economics, Industry and Procurement 6. The Economics of Russian Defence Policy: In Search for the Roots of Inefficiency 7. Postcrisis Russia: Counting on Miracles in Uncertain Times 8. A Work in Regress? Russian Defence Industry and the Unending Crisis of the Russian State 9. Military Procurement in Russia Part IV: Civil-Military Relations and Future Manpower 10. Civil-Military Relations and Russian Military Modernization 11. Conscription - A Basic Question of Civil-Military Relations in Russia
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