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The Russian Army in a Time of Troubles
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The Russian Army in a Time of Troubles

  • Pavel K Baev - Peace Research Institute Oslo, Norway and Brookings Institution, USA


July 1996 | 224 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
This study of the Russian army and how it has fared in the uncertain transitional period since independence in December 1991 provides the basis for understanding its present and potential future role in the new political developments within Russia.

Following an historical overview of Russia's security agenda and an examination of the Russian/Soviet army's tradition of involvement in politics, the book then examines Russia's current security interests and the role of the army in protecting them. Geopolitical perspectives are linked to the security issues of the `Near Abroad', and to the nuclear dimension of security. Pavel K Baev then considers the question of the feasibility of political control over the Russian army. The problem of the politicization of the army is followed through the interlinked issues of stalled military reform and a drastically reduced military budget. Baev examines the current military role of the army with case studies on conflict management in the Caucasus and the army's performance in the role of peace-keeper in the Chechen War. Finally, the place of the army in Russia's peace-keeping activities within a broader European context is examined.

 
PART ONE: GENERALLY SPEAKING
 
The Russian Army and Politics in Historical Perspective
 
Russia's Security Interests and the Army
 
PART TWO: BEING MORE SPECIFIC
 
The Feasibility of Political Control of the Army
 
Europeanizing the Russian Army
 
PART THREE: THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILS
 
Handling Conflicts in the Post-Soviet Space
 
The Russian Army as Peace-Keeper
 
Russian Peace-Keeping and European Security
 
PART FOUR: OUTLOOK
 
Through the Fog of War

`Baev's seminal work of military erudition is, therefore, a must read for the serious Russologist and the military student alike' - USI Journal

`Baev's book is an incisive and comprehensive study of the challenges confronting the armed forces of the Russian Federation in the 1990s. It is also a devastating critique of the chaos and decay within the Russian military establishment after the collapse of communism' - Europe-Asia Studies

`An excellent, concise and well-written survey of the development of the Russian army, with a special view to civil-military relations' - NOD & Conversion

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