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GORENBURG, Dmitry

Dmitry Gorenburg

Senior Analyst at CNA, a non-profit think tank, editor of the journals Problems of Post-Communism and Russian Politics and Law and a Fellow of the Truman National Security Project. From 2005 through 2010 the Executive Director of the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies.

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13:19 04/04/2013

Security in Central Asia: Editor’s Introduction

Russia’s primary interests in the region include maintaining sociopolitical stability and regional security, which comprises issues as varied as the fight against Islamist extremism and the drug threat, nuclear nonproliferation, and border control.

14:14 01/04/2013

Defending the Mistral

Mistral ships do not have any Russian equivalents and would stimulate the development of a new naval infantry fighting vehicle. The Mistral project will also promote the construction of 80-100 new helicopters, since each Mistral will have 16 helicopters on board and some spares would have to be procured.

11:24 15/03/2013

Russia and China vie for influence in Central Asia

Throughout the last decade, Russia sought to maintain its energy-transit monopoly on the export of petroleum and natural gas from Central Asia. Until 2005, all major export pipelines from the region went through Russia giving it control over transit fees.

12:23 25/02/2013

Russian Military reform moves beyond Soviet legacy

Russia’s defence industry remains in a fairly decrepit state, plagued by outdated equipment, lack of experienced personnel, inefficient production processes and extensive corruption.

10:36 12/02/2013

Is Shoigu reversing Serdyukov’s military reform?

It’s certainly possible that Shoigu will come under increasing pressure from the old-school career generals to repeal those aspects of the reform that are, to me anyway, the core of transforming the military into a 21st century fighting force.

10:12 04/02/2013

The Russian Navy’s role in the Mediterranean

The Russian Navy has just concluded its largest exercise in the Mediterranean in many years. The timing and location of the exercise, as well as the heavy representation of amphibious ships, have raised questions about the Russian Navy’s goals in the Mediterranean.

10:26 30/01/2013

No more imports?

It seems that the new leadership team at the Russian Defense Ministry has decided to stop using the threat of importing armaments from abroad to get Russian defense industry to improve the quality of its products. For a couple of years, this seemed to be a favorite tool for former Defense Minister Serdyukov, especially in his bid to improve the quality of Russian tanks and armored vehicles.

 
 
 


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