Bericht

The attack on Ukraine and the militarisation of Russian Foreign and domestic policy: A stress test for military reform and regime legitimacy

Moscow's decision on 24 February 2022 to invade Ukraine constituted a culmination in the militarisation trajectory of Russian foreign policy since 2008. At the same time, the war has exposed the weaknesses of the military reform launched by Moscow in 2008. The high losses of the country's armed forces in Ukraine limit Russia's military power projection capabilities, for example in Syria and in other conflicts. Moreover, military setbacks and partial mobilisation have undermined an important pillar of the regime's legitimacy.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Series: SWP Comment ; No. 71/2022

Classification
Politik
Subject
Ukraine
Russia
Vladimir Putin
military reform
invasion
war of aggression
militarisation of foreign policy
regime legitimacy
mobilisation

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Klein, Margarete
Schreiber, Nils Holger
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP)
(where)
Berlin
(when)
2022

DOI
doi:10.18449/2022C71
Handle
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Object type

  • Bericht

Associated

  • Klein, Margarete
  • Schreiber, Nils Holger
  • Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP)

Time of origin

  • 2022

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