The Russian Military into the 21st Century / Edition 1

by Stephen J. Cimbala

Overview

This work attempts to clarify the major problems facing Russia's armed forces in the present and immediate future. It covers threats from terrorists, break away republics and threats from outside Russia's borders. The book also includes political and economic problems facing the military.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780714650807
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/01/2001
Series:	Soviet (Russian) Military Theory and Practice
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Stephen J. Cimbala Penn State Delaware County Campus

Table of Contents

Part I The Geopolitical Setting for Russian Military Security; Chapter 1 ‘We Have Plenty To Defend Ourselves With…’: Russian Rhetoric, Russian Realism?, John Erickson; Chapter 2 If War Will Come Tomorrow, Peter Rainow; Part II National Security Concepts and Military Performance; Chapter 3 The New Turn in Russian Defense Policy: Russia’s Defense Doctrine and National Security Concept, Stephen J. Blank; Chapter 4 The Russian Army and Chechnya: Victory instead of Reform?, Pavel K. Baev; Part III The Information Revolution and the Military: Challenges and Risks; Chapter 5 Russia’s Asymmetrical Approach to Information War, Timothy L. Thomas; Chapter 6 Assessing the Russian Nuclear C3 System, Stephen J. Cimbala; Part IV The Societal Dimension of Security and Defense; Chapter 7 Public Attitudes toward the Armed Forces in Russia: Do They Count?, Stephen L. Webber; Chapter 8 The Soldiers’ Mothers of St Petersburg: A Human Rights Movement in Russia, Yelizaveta Bogoslovskaya, Ella Polyakova, Yelena Vilenskaya;

Editorial Reviews

Eight contributions from Cimbala (political science, Penn State U.) and other academics, researchers, and activists from Russia, the US, and Europe address security and defense issues related to the future of Russia's armed forces. Topics include, for example, Russia's defense doctrine and national security concept, its asymmetrical approach to information warfare, its nuclear C3 system, and public attitudes toward the Russian armed forces. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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