Comment | Stellungnahme
Russia's armed forces on modernisation course: progress and perspectives of military reform
In 2008 Russia's Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov launched a mammoth project of comprehensive military reforms, whose objectives his successor Sergei Shoigu has also upheld since his November 2012 appointment. Despite deficits in recruitment, equipment and funding, Moscow's armed forces have already accomplished the organisational transition from mass mobilisation army to modern combat force. Although the reforms will not fundamentally change the balance of power with the United States, increased military muscle-flexing vis-à-vis Europe must be expected. Above all, however, the reforms expand Moscow's ability to project power in the post-Soviet space and militarily reinforce Putin's efforts to tie that region more closely to Russia. (author's abstract)
- Alternative title
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Russlands Streitkräfte auf Modernisierungskurs: Stand und Perspektiven der russischen Militärreform
- ISSN
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1861-1761
- Extent
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Seite(n): 7
- Language
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Englisch
- Notes
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Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet
- Bibliographic citation
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SWP Comment (9/2014)
- Subject
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Politikwissenschaft
Friedens- und Konfliktforschung, Sicherheitspolitik
Russland
Militär
Reform
Außenpolitik
Sicherheitspolitik
Rüstung
Rekrutierung
internationale Beziehungen
- Event
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Geistige Schöpfung
- (who)
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Klein, Margarete
Pester, Kristian
- Event
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Veröffentlichung
- (who)
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Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik -SWP- Deutsches Institut für Internationale Politik und Sicherheit
- (where)
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Deutschland, Berlin
- (when)
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2014
- URN
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urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-391253
- Rights
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GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
- Last update
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21.06.2024, 4:26 PM CEST
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Object type
- Stellungnahme
Associated
- Klein, Margarete
- Pester, Kristian
- Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik -SWP- Deutsches Institut für Internationale Politik und Sicherheit
Time of origin
- 2014
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