Table of Contents
Part 1 Policy, politics and society: the development of Russia's security policy, 1992-2002, Marcel de Haas; outside politics? civil-military relations during a period of reform, Jennifer G. Mathers; a new day for the Russian army? reforming the armed forces under Yeltsin and Putin, David J. Betz and Valeriy G. Volkov; Russian soldiers in the barracks - a portrait of a subculture, Joris Van Bladel. Part 2 Force structure: nuclear versus conventional forces - implications for Russia's future military reform, Frank Umbach; the strategic rocket forces, 1991-2002, Steven J. Main; reform and the Russian ground forces, 1992-2002, Michael Orr; the reform of the Russian air force, Stephane Lefebvre; rudderless in a storm - the Russian navy, 1992-2002, Mikhail Tsypkin. Part 3 Experience: the challenge of small wars for the Russian military, Pavel K. Baev; information warfare in the second (1999-) Chechen war - motivator for military reform?, Timothy L. Thomas; war scare in the Caucasus - redefining the threat and the war on terrorism, Jacob W. Kipp. Part 4 Where to?: Putin's military priorities - the modernization of the armed forces, Roger N. McDermott; an economic analysis of Russian military reform proposals - ambition and reality, Peter J. Sutcliffe and Chris Hill; reshaping Russia's armed forces - security requirements and institutional responses, Christopher N. Donnelly.