Black Sea Fleet projects power westwards
In April 2016, I published a short article in the Oxford Analytica Daily Brief discussing the role of Russia's Black Sea Fleet post-Crimea annexation. Here’s the text, as usual with…
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Gorenburg: “I am beginning to think corruption was really the key” for the purge of the Russian Baltic Fleet
(Moscow Times) On July 26, 2015, on the annual Navy Day holiday, President Vladimir Putin traveled to Russia's western outpost of Kaliningrad to pay tribute to the country's resurgent armada. "The courage of our sailors, the talent of our shipbuilders,…
Russia’s Baltic Fleet shakeup
More information has come out on the June 29 purge of the Russian Baltic Fleet command structure. First of all, the size of the purge is unprecedented, with around 50 high ranking officers…
Belarus defense minister slides from MCIS 2016
Today’s installment of the Moscow International Security Conference 2016 slides brings us to Andrei Ravkov, the Minister of Defense of Belarus, who spoke at the European security plenary session near the end…
Slides from MCIS 2016 panel on Color Revolutions
Two more sets of slides today, both from the panel on Color Revolutions and Regional Security at the Moscow International Security Conference 2016. The first set goes with the speech by Major…
Gerasimov slides from Moscow International Security Conference 2016
A number of people have asked me to post the slides from the MCIS conference. I have a number of sets. First up is Valery Gerasimov’s presentation. These slides can…
Moscow International Security Conference 2016 edition
Last week, I was once again in attendance at the Russian MOD’s Moscow Conference on International Security (MCIS). This was the fifth such conference and the third that I’ve attended. In the…
Impact of the economic crisis on Russian military modernization
The Cipher Brief asked me to write a short piece on the impact of Russia’s economic downturn on prospects for the Russian military, as part of a series on Russian military modernization.…
Russian shipbuilding still in trouble
A couple of recent announcements indicate that Russian shipbuilders are continuing to struggle with construction of new types of ships. First came the announcement, right at the end of 2015, that…
Russian Air Power Is Too Brittle for Brinksmanship
(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) The rapid and smooth deployment of the Russian Air Force to Syria has made a significant impact on that country’s protracted civil war while prompting a…