Russia's Military Reforms, Defense Doctrines and Policies ( Russian Political, Economic, and Security Issues )

Publication series :Russian Political, Economic, and Security Issues

Author: Whiley Lockhardt;Kristen Spivey  

Publisher: Nova Science Publishers, Inc.‎

Publication year: 2016

E-ISBN: 9781619425828

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9781619425552

Subject: L No classification

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Language: ENG

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Russia's Military Reforms, Defense Doctrines and Policies

Chapter

WEAPONS MODERNIZATION

Failure of the 2010 State Defense Order

State Armaments Procurement Program for 2011-2020

Foreign Arms Technology Purchases

The Mistral Purchase

Arms Exports

POWER PROJECTION CAPABILITIES

ECONOMIC RESOURCES: DEFENSE BUDGET TRENDS

IMPLICATIONS FOR RUSSIA

Political Instability

Economic Challenges

Weapons Production and Procurement Challenges

Demographics and Quality of Personnel and Training

Assessments of Prospects for the Military Reforms

IMPLICATIONS FOR THE UNITED STATES

U.S. Policy Regarding Russia as a Military Threat

Congressional Concerns

End Notes

Chapter 2 IS MILITARY REFORM IN RUSSIA FOR “REAL”? YES, BUT ...

INTRODUCTION

CORRUPTION AND THE WAR IN GEORGIA

MILITARY REFORM IS FOR “REAL”

The New Minister

Personnel Changes

CHALLENGES

The Military’s Response

CREATING A NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER CORPS

Professional Soldiers

Officers

The Technological Lag

The Navy

The Army

The Air Force

Defense Production

CONCLUSION

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

End Notes

Chapter 3 RUSSIAN MILITARY POLITICS AND RUSSIA’S 2010 DEFENSE DOCTRINE

FOREWORD

INTRODUCTION

RUSSIA’S MILITARY DOCTRINE DEVELOPMENT (2000-10)

Introduction

Military Doctrine as a Major Element of National Security Policy

Doctrinal Development in the 1990s

The Military Doctrine of 2000

Russia in the World Community

Russia’s National Interests

Threats to Russian Security

Ensuring Russia’s Security

Hierarchy of Security Organs

THE DEFENSE WHITE PAPER OF 2003: THE PRIORITY TASKS OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE RUSSIAN ARMED FORCES

Russia in the World Community

Russia’s National Interests

Threats to Russia’s Security

Ensuring Russia’s Security

Doctrinal Thinking between 2003 and 2008

Russia in the World Community

Russia’s National Interests

Threats to Russia’s Security

Hierarchy of Security Organs

Military Cooperation

Priority Dilemma between Conventional or Nuclear Forces

Large-Scale Static Conscript Forces versus Professional Expeditionary Forces

Reorganization of the Military Administrative Structure

Doctrinal Consequences of the Georgian Conflict of August 2008

Enhancing Rearmament While Continuing Focus on Nuclear Deterrence

Reorganization of Units and Structures

Assessment on Modernization and Reorganization Plans for the Military

Preparation of a New Military Doctrine

Statements on the Assumed Contents

Assessment of the Drafting Process of the New Military Doctrine

THE MILITARY DOCTRINE OF 2010

Russia in the World Community

Russia’s National Interests

Threats to Russia’s Security

Ensuring Russia’s Security

Assessment

CONCLUSIONS ON RUSSIA’S DOCTRINAL DEVELOPMENT SINCE 2000

Perception of Security

Energy: The New Vital Factor?

Constant Threats from the West

Forceful Protection of Russians Abroad

Nuclear Weapons

No Modern Doctrinal Concept of Warfare

REFERENCES

End Notes for “Russia’s Military Doctrine Development (2000-10)

RUSSIAN MILITARY DOCTRINE:PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE

Military Doctrine in Russia’s Past

The Road to Russia’s First Military Doctrine

Influence of the Tsarist and Soviet Past on Russian Doctrine

Perestroika, Glasnost, and Military Doctrine

From Grachev’s to Putin’s Military Doctrine, 1993-2000

The Putin-Ivanov Military Doctrine of 2000

The De Facto Doctrine of 2003

Baluevsky and the Ghost-Writing of the Putin Doctrine

The Medvedev-Putin Tandem and Military Doctrine

End Notes For “Russian Military Doctrine: Past, Present, and Future”

RUSSIAN DEFENSE DOCTRINE

THE NATURE OF THE MILITARY DOCTRINE

THE PROBLEMS WITH THE NEW DRAFT OF THE DOCTRINE

WHAT IS NEW IN THE DOCTRINE

THE ROLE OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS

MILITARY DOCTRINE AND THE PROBLEM OF INFORMATION AND OPENNESS

MILITARY REFORM AND THE REDUCTION AND THE RESTRUCTURING OF THE OFFICERS’ CORPS

Changes of the Structure

Mobilization Issues

CONCLUSION

End Notes for “Russian Defense Doctrine”

ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS

INDEX

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