Summary of Russian Navy Ship Construction
Ilya Kramnik has put together a handy set of summary tables of Russian naval surface ship construction, including contracts signed. The Russian original is here, and re-posted here, for those interested.…
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Does the US have vital security interests in Central Asia?
A couple of weeks ago, I was at the PONARS Eurasia conference in DC, presenting my work on military assistance to Central Asia. During the Q&A, all of the panelists…
Russian Eastern Command Exercises Completed
A week ago, the Russian military completed the largest spot check exercise it has conducted since 1991. The MOD has put out some information on the scale and units involved.…
MVMS-2013 Naval Salon Prompts More Reflections on the Future of the Russian Navy
There have been a number of interesting articles written on the future of the Russian Navy in conjunction with the naval salon in St. Petersburg earlier this month. I’ll try…
Alternative Designs for the New Russian Destroyer
Just a quick note today. My friend and colleague Ilya Kramnik plots out four alternative designs for the new Russian destroyer currently in the works. 1) 7500-9000 tons, ~160 meters long, gas…
Russian MOD Activity Plan for 2013-2020 Published
The Russian Ministry of Defense recently published its activity plan for the rest of the decade. Everyone who can read Russian should go look at the handy summary in table form. There’s a lot…
New Policy Memo: Kudrin’s Complaint: Does Russia Face a Guns vs. Butter Dilemma?
Since his removal as Russian Minister of Finance in September 2011, Aleksey Kudrin has repeatedly stated his disagreement with the government’s economic policies. Indeed, his objection to state spending priorities…
Kudrin’s Complaint: Does Russia Face a Guns vs. Butter Dilemma?
Since his removal as Russian Minister of Finance in September 2011, Aleksey Kudrin has repeatedly stated his disagreement with the government’s economic policies. Indeed, his objection to state spending priorities…
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…
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…