Putin’s Defense Procurement Challenge

03/13/2012
By Richard Weitz One of newly reelected President Vladimir Putin’s major challenges will be defense acquisition reform. In his February 20 Rossiiskaya Gazeta pre-election article on Russia’s military-industrial complex, Putin writes that "the goal for the decade is to equip our Armed Forces with next-generation armaments, which boast better visibility,…

Putin’s Rearmament: Can Moscow Afford It?

03/11/2012
by Richard Weitz What will President Putin's  defense policy look like in reality? The implications of Vladimir Putin’s return to the Russian presidency for his country’s defense policy became clearer after the Prime Minister published a lengthy article on the front page of the February 20 issue of the government…