| Civil-Military Relations in Medvedev's Russia Contributor(s): Blank, Stephen J. (Editor), Strategic Studies Institute (Author) |
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ISBN: 1780395523 ISBN-13: 9781780395524 Publisher: Military Bookshop OUR PRICE: $14.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - General |
| Physical Information: 0.24" H x 6.69" W x 9.61" (0.43 lbs) 114 pages |
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| Publisher Description: The best recent scholarship on Russian civil-military relations explicitly addresses this issue's importance for both domestic and external security. An inquiry into the present state of those relations under conditions of defense reform and the current international situation is of immense analytical and policy relevance for both domestic and external security in Russia. While the Russian regime is serious about military reform, it is encountering severe objections from the uniformed military, and the military has successfully persuaded the government to accept its expansive concept of the threats to Russia, i.e., its threat assessment. Therefore, we must closely follow those developments to understand more clearly current tendencies in Russian politics and policy as a whole. Specifically, this chapter examines issues pertaining to civil-military relations in several areas of Russian national security policies that suggest some disturbing trends for the future. |