Publication
23 Dec 2016
The three articles in this issue of the RAD discuss 1) Russia's recently-approved 2017–19 budget, which confirms that defense spending will remain a priority for the country; 2) the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), which Moscow is largely neglecting at this time; and 3) how the Putin regime views the utility of military power as an instrument of foreign policy, particularly after its interventions in Ukraine and Syria.
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| Author | Richard Connolly, Stephen Aris, Bettina Renz |
| Series | Russian Analytical Digest (RAD) |
| Issue | 196 |
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Center for Security Studies (CSS)
Research Centre for East European Studies at the University of Bremen The Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies, The Elliott School of International Affairs, The George Washington University The Institute of History at the University of Zurich Resource Security Institute |
| Copyright | © 2016 Forschungsstelle Osteuropa an der Universität Bremen and the Center for Security Studies |