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A Semi-professional Military: Problems Facing the Russian Armed Forces in the Effort to Transition to a Contract Army
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Forschungsinstitut der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik e.V.
Abstract Throughout the post-Soviet period, there have been continuous discussions in Russia about the need to abolish compulsory military service and create a professional army in its place. Although three Russian presidents declared their determination to reorganize the armed forces, however, all attempts ... view more
Throughout the post-Soviet period, there have been continuous discussions in Russia about the need to abolish compulsory military service and create a professional army in its place. Although three Russian presidents declared their determination to reorganize the armed forces, however, all attempts to create an entirely contractual military have failed. Today there are some signs that the military is modernizing, supported by reports that professional Russian troops are participating in operations in Ukraine. In order to create a fully combat-effective professional military, however, a number of major reforms are needed. The soldier's legal status needs to be raised, service conditions for contract soldiers should be improved, and authentic civilian oversight should be established over the military.... view less
Keywords
modernization; professional army; compulsory military service; military; military policy; Russia; USSR successor state; structural change
Classification
Organizational Sociology
Document language
English
Publication Year
2015
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
6 p.
Series
DGAP kompakt, 5
ISSN
2198-5936
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0