This new IISS Strategic Dossier examines the recent development of Moscow’s armed forces and military capabilities. It analyses the aspirations underpinning R

At no time since the end of the Cold War has interest been higher in Russian security issues and the role played in this by the modernization of Russia’s Arme

The depth and scale of change that the Russian military has undergone during the last 5 years of transformation is impossible to overstate. This book reviews th

At no time since the end of the Cold War has interest been higher in Russian security issues and the role played in this by the modernization of Russia’s Arme

The Russian Armed Forces have been undergoing major structural reform since 2008. Despite change at the most senior levels of leadership, the desired endstate f