Russia’s New Direction for Its Armed Forces
Russia’s New Direction for Its Armed Forces

Author(s): Anna Maria Dyner
Subject(s): Governance, Security and defense, Military policy
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: Russian Federation; Russian armed forces; modernization of military; nuclear forces; developing military industry;
Summary/Abstract: In the coming years, regardless of the economic crisis, Russia will be aiming to renew its armed forces. The modernisation of its conventional forces, which have to be better prepared to respond to asymmetric threats, especially in its neighbourhood, and of its nuclear forces, which remain a pillar of the country’s strategic deterrence component, will continue. According to the latest version of the country’s military doctrine, the strategic importance of the Arctic and Black seas will also increase. An increase in investment in the modernisation of the country’s military-industrial complex to fulfil these upgrade plans should also be expected.

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