Tag Archives: Russian military policy

Another backgrounder, but more about the US and Russia than China.Strategic Culture FoundationPentagon Obsession: China, China, China Pepe Escobar

The Russian POV.The National InterestPutin Is Not Bluffing about Confronting the WestAndranik Migranyan is a professor at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations, an academic institution run by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia

I would estimate that there is a certain amount of truth to this, but the author is looking at Russia through American eyes and seeing Russia replicate the US defense industry and military Keynesianism as integral to the US economy. At the same time, as the author points out, militaries and defense industries in all countries are looking to enhance their interests, which are served by larger appropriations. On the other hand, as the author also admits, the Russian military is need of...

So there you have it. The cards are on the table. “We are greatly concerned by some parts of the new nuclear posture, which reduces the benchmark for the use of nuclear weapons. Whatever soothing words one may try to use behind closed doors, we can read what was written. And it says that these weapons can be used in response to a conventional attack or even a cyber-threat,” [Putin] said. “Our nuclear doctrine says Russia reserves the right to use nuclear weapons only in response to a...