Transformation of Russia’s Armed Forces

Roger McDermott is Affiliated Senior Analyst, Danish Institute for International Studies, Copenhagen. He is also Senior International Fellow, FMSO, Fort Leavenworth; Advisory Scholar: Military Affairs, Center for Research on Canadian-Russian Relations (CRCR) Georgian College Ontario, Canada; Senior Fellow in Eurasian Military Studies, Jamestown Foundation, Washington, DC.

• 1. Preface: Russia’s Armed Forces’ Transformation: 20 Lost Years Russia’s Armed Forces and Future Warfare 2. Lt. Kizhe Rides Again: Magical Realism and Russian National Security Perspectives 3. The Brain of the Russian Army: Futuristic Visions Tethered by the Past 4. ‘Smart’ Defense From New Threats: Future War From a Russian Perspective: Back to the Future After the War on Terror 5. Moscow’s Visions of Future War: So Many Conflict Scenarios So Little Time, Money and Forces 6. Russia’s Information Warfare Strategy: Can the Nation Cope in Future Conflicts? The Armed Forces in Transition 7. Reform: The End of the First Phase—Will There Be a Second? 8. A New Phase in Russian Military Transformation 9. If War Comes Tomorrow: Russian Thinking About ‘Regional Nuclear Deterrence’