Center for Security Studies

No. 152: Russia’s Military Reform: Progress and Hurdles

No. 152: Russia’s Military Reform: Progress and Hurdles

Author(s): Jonas Grätz
Editor(s): Matthias Bieri
Series Editor(s): Christian Nünlist, Matthias Bieri
Series: CSS Analyses in Security Policy
Issue: 152
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich
Publication Year: 2014

Russia’s military reform is a keystone of the country’s great-power ambitions. Vladimir Putin’s ambition to build up modern armed forces is driven by political determination. Therefore, the notion of Russia’s military weakness should be reconsidered - not least in view of its high disposition towards military action, as demonstrated on Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula.

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Russian Demographic Projections
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Military Expenditure 1994-2012
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Structure and Stationing of Russian Armed Forces in 2013
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