CIAO DATE: 06/05

The Russian Military: Power and Policy

Steven E. Miller and Dmitri Trenin

MIT Press

September 2004

 

Abstract

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.

Steven E. Miller is editor-in-chief of International Security and Director of the International Security Program of BCSIA.

Dmitri Trenin is a Senior Associate of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Deputy Director of the Carnegie Moscow Center.

 

Table of Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Glossary of Acronyms

1. Moscow's Military Power: Russia's Search for Security in an Age of Transition
   Steven E. Miller

2. The Trajectory of the Russian Military: Downsizing, Degeneration, and Defeat (PDF, 30 pgs, 128 KB)
   Pavel K. Baev

3. The Social and Political Condition of the Russian Military
   Alexander M. Golts

4. Military Reform: From Crisis to Stagnation
   Alexei G. Arbatov

5. Russia, Regional Conflict, and the Use of Military Power
   Roy Allison

6. The Economics of Defense in Russia and the Legacy of Structural Militarization
   Vitaly V. Shlykov

7. Nuclear Weapons in Current Russian Policy
   Rose Gottemoeller

8. Conclusion: Gold Eagle, Red Star
   Dmitri Trenin

Contributors

Index