The Russian Military into the 21st Century Book

Part 1 The geopolitical setting for Russian military security: "We have plenty to defend ourselves with..." Russian, rhetoric, Russian realism, John Erickson; if war will come tomorrow, Peter Rainow. Part 2 National security concepts and military performance: the new turn in Russian defence policy - Russia's defence doctrine and national security concept, Stephen J. Blank; the Russian Army and Chechnya - victory instead of reform?, Pavel K. Baev. Part 3 The information revolution and the military - challenges and risks: Russia's asymmetrical approach to information warfare, Timothy L. Thomas; assessing the Russian nuclear C3 system. Part 4 The societal dimension of security and defence: public attitudes toward the Armed Forces in Russia - do they count?, Stephen L. Webber; the soldiers' mothers of St Petersburg - a human rights movement in Russia, Yelizaveta Bogoslovskaya, Ella Polyakova and Yelena Vilenskaya; conclusions, Stephen J. Cimbala.