This book examines reform of the Russian military since the end
of the Cold War. It explores the legacy of the Soviet era,
explaining why - at the time of the fall of the Soviet Union -
radical reform was long overdue in the wake of changing military
technology, new economic and political realities, and the emergence
of new threats and challenges. It discusses the problems
encountered by Gorbachev in his attempts to promote military reform
in the late 1980s, and goes on to analyse in detail the mixed
fortunes of the policies of his successors, Yeltsin and Putin. It
describes how the onset of war in Chechnya in 1994 provided clear
evidence of the weaknesses of the Russian military in modern
conflicts, and shows that although the Chechnya debacle did provide
some impetus for reforms in the armed forces in 1997-98, the
momentum was not continued under the Putin government. It argues
that Putin s policies of bolstering central control over all
aspects of decision making has left untouched many key problems
facing the Russian military, including infighting between different
force structures, lack of transparency and independent scrutiny
over defence spending, and absence of consensus on the main threats
to Russia and optimum force posture. Moreover, it argues that in
his attempts to concentrate all means of control to a corrupt and
inefficient Kremlin bureaucracy, Putin has deprived himself of all
alternative channels of independent scrutiny, control and
oversight, thus exacerbating the problems that continue to plague
the Russian military.
General
Imprint: |
Routledge
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series |
Release date: |
May 2011 |
First published: |
2009 |
Authors: |
Carolina Vendil Pallin
|
Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 16mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
268 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-415-67485-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Warfare & defence >
General
|
LSN: |
0-415-67485-9 |
Barcode: |
9780415674850 |
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