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The Russian Military under Sergei Shoigu: Will the Reform Continue?

In the five years of Anatoly Serdyukov’s tenure as defense minister, the Russian military underwent one of the most significant reforms of any period since the formation of the modern…

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Impressions from Moscow

At the end of May, I spent a week in Moscow doing some research on various topics. Although it wasn't the central focus of my interviews, I took the opportunity…

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Civil Society in Russian Politics: Editor’s Introduction

In the aftermath of the public protests that accompanied the 2011–12 Russian electoral season, the topic of civil society in Russia returned to a level of prominence it had not…

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Kuril Islands Report Published

I just wanted to note that my report on the Southern Kuril Islands has been published as part of CNA's Long Littoral Project. It's the last of five reports exploring…

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Security in Central Asia

(Journal) The latest issue of Russian Politics and Law examines security issues in Central Asia. The main focus is on the interaction between Central Asian states and regional powers, particularly…

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Today, I want to highlight a new Russian-language resource for analysts of the Russian military. The Waran Project bills itself as an informational and analytical resource put together by independent (though…

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Russia and China vie for Influence in Central Asia

I’m still swamped with various projects, so in the meantime, here’s another Oxford Analytica brief. This one is from mid-December… —- Although China and the United States have focused greater…

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Russian Military Reform Moves Beyond Soviet legacy

Here’s an Oxford Analytica brief I wrote a few months ago. This was originally published November 19, 2012. There have been a number of new developments since then, but this…

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Is Shoigu Reversing Serdyukov’s Military Reform?

In recent weeks, some analysts have started to argue that the military reform promulgated by Anatoly Serdiukov over the last four years is being systematically rolled back by his successor.…

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The Russian Navy’s Role in the Mediterranean

The Russian Navy has just concluded its largest exercise in the Mediterranean in many years. The ships involved represented all three of Russia's European fleets and included the missile cruiser Moskva, the…

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The Russian Military under Sergei Shoigu: Will the Reform Continue?

Impressions from Moscow

Civil Society in Russian Politics: Editor’s Introduction

Kuril Islands Report Published

Security in Central Asia

Defending the Mistral

Russia and China vie for Influence in Central Asia

Russian Military Reform Moves Beyond Soviet legacy

Is Shoigu Reversing Serdyukov’s Military Reform?

The Russian Navy’s Role in the Mediterranean