Russian military transformation--
Subtitle: goal in sight?
By: Keir Giles with Andrew Monaghan
Contributors: Monaghan, Andrew, Dr, author; Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute; Army War College (U.S.). Press
Series: Letort papers; Letort papers
Publisher: Strategic Studies Institute and U.S. Army War College Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Carlisle, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 56
ISBN-13: 9781584876120
Subjects: Armed Forces; Reorganization; Military policy
Description: The Russian Armed Forces have been undergoing major structural reform since 2008. Despite change at the most senior levels of leadership, the desired endstate for Russia's military is now clear; but this endstate is determined by a flawed political perception of the key threats facing Russia. This monograph reviews those threat evaluations, and the challenges facing Russia's military transformation, to assess the range of options available to Russia for closing the capability gap with the United States and its allies.
Notes: "May 2014."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 42-56).
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Change and continuity; title: 2011 : the new phase; title: Strategic considerations : what is transformation for?; title: Russia's hierarchy of threats; title: Procurement and rearmament; title: Continuing challenges to reform; title: NCOs; title: Conclusion and policy implications.