Publication

21 Jun 2019

This RAD edition examines Russia’s strategy on a number of security issues. First, Julian Cooper assesses the impact that the recent reforms of the armed forces and renewal of armament stocks will have on Russia’s future military spending. Second, Pavel K Baev considers how the Russian leadership will reconcile their desire for a “great naval power” status with budget cuts on shipbuilding. Third, Stacy Closson focuses on the developmental aspects of Russia’s securitization of the Arctic. Fourth, Mariya Omelicheva explores the consequences of the 2014 economic crisis for Russian counterterrorism measures.

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Author Julian Cooper, Pavel K Baev, Stacy Closson, Mariya Omelicheva, (Series Editors: Stephen Aris, Matthias Neumann, Robert Orttung, Jeronim Perović, Heiko Pleines, Hans-Henning Schröder, Aglaya Snetkov)
Series Russian Analytical Digest (RAD)
Publisher Center for Security Studies (CSS)
Research Centre for East European Studies (FSO), University of Bremen; Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (IERES), George Washington University; Center for Eastern European Studies (CEES), University of Zurich; German Association for East European Studies (DGO)
Copyright © 2019 Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zürich; Research Centre for East European Studies (FSO), University of Bremen
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