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Russian Military Reform: Prospects and Reforms

Feb 2010, Vol. 155, No. 1
By Bettina Renz

Russia's war with Georgia highlighted the weaknesses of its armed forces. Recent reforms have sought to redress structural problems, but the political will needed to give Russia a modern, professional army - able to fight limited, regional wars - is still insufficient. Moscow needs to fully embrace the end of conscription, the integration of state-of-the-art military hardware and wider political reform.

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