No More Imports? (Russian Defense Industry)
It seems that the new leadership team at the MOD has decided to stop using the threat of importing armaments from abroad to get Russian defense industry to improve…
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Should We Panic About Russian Naval Modernization?
The commissioning of the Yuri Dolgoruky Borei-class SSBN this week, which follows closely on the heels of the launching of the Vladimir Monomakh SSBN at the end of December,…
Спор за южные Курилы
Спор между Россией и Японией за южные Курилы представляет собой один из старейших территориальных споров в Восточной Азии. Предметом спора являются четыре самых южных острова Курильской гряды: Итуруп, Кунашир, Шикотан…
The Future of Oboronservis
The most recent issue of Moscow Defense Brief has an interesting article (gated) by Vedomosti journalist Aleksey Nikolsky on the future of Oboronservis after Serdyukov’s ouster. Oboronservis was set…
Challenges Facing the Russian Defense Establishment
The following article originally appeared on the International Relations and Security Network (ISN) of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH Zurich). You can find the original…
Multiculturalism à la Russe?
(Valdaiclub) Interview with Dmitry Gorenburg. Q: In your opinion, is there any tension between ethnic Russians and so-called Muslim communities in large cites like Moscow and Saint Petersburg? A: I…
Taking Armaments Imports Seriously (II)
(Part 2 of 2) In part 1 if this comment I discussed some of the findings of a report by Viktor Murakhovsky and Ruslan Aliev on the effectiveness of…
Taking Armaments Imports Seriously (I)
(Part 1 of 2) The Military Industrial Commission’s Public Chamber is considering a report on the effectiveness of arms imports, international cooperation and technology transfer in Russia’s military industrial…
The Firing of Anatoly Serdyukov
Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov was fired this week. The ostensible reason had to do with the corruption scandal that recently engulfed Oboronservis. But we all know that no one…
Russian Air Force Procurement Plans
Not long ago, the Russian Air Force was in really bad shape. Almost all of its planes were 20-25 years old, outdated, and in poor condition. It’s therefore not…