Russian Military Reform: Problems and Challenges

Abstract

Almost two decades after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia's leadership has been trying to modernize its military. However, all attempts to create highly mobile, technologically sophisticated, and fully professional forces have been delayed because of lack of funding, opposition from high-ranking officers, corruption, and Russian society's reluctance to make any changes. The recent conflict with Georgia exposed Russia's military weaknesses, which showed Russia's leadership that radical changes were needed. Although the Russian leadership can initiate reforms to change its military, as long as they do not devote sufficient resources for such reforms, and as long as Russia's military is reluctant to change its culture, all attempts at reform will fail.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 25, 2010
Accession Number
ADA523907

Entities

People

  • Zurab Agladze

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Military Budgets
  • Military Training
  • Personnel Management
  • Procurement
  • Students
  • Training
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Ussr
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.