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The intertwined nature of Russian academia and the state

2022-06-02 By Anders Puck Nielsen 1 Comment

Interesting look at the Russian academic community and its impact on policy. It’s written by Mariya Omelicheva for PONARS Eurasia and titled Influencers, Echo Chambers, and Epistemic Bubbles: Russia’s Academic Discourse in the Wake of the War in Ukraine. Much of the scholarship in the field of Russian IR takes place in an epistemic bubble […]

Tagged With: Russia

When ASW gets too precise: British frigate hits Russian submarine with sonar

2022-01-07 By Anders Puck Nielsen 1 Comment

In 2020 there was a collision between the British frigate Northumberland and a Russian submarine north of Scotland.

Filed Under: Navy Tagged With: Russia, United Kingdom

The spiral of dangerous operational incidents between Russia and NATO

2022-01-07 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

The number of incidents between Russian and NATO warships and aircraft in increasing, and they are becoming more dangerous. That is documented by Ralph Clem and Ray Finch.

Filed Under: Military strategy and politics Tagged With: NATO, Russia, USA

Inflation is a long-term problem for Russia’s military

2021-12-28 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

The Russian Defense Policy blog has an interesting look at the wages for Russian soldiers, and it does not look great. Corrected for inflation, the wages for Russian soldiers have dropped significantly over the last decade. With RF inflation at roughly 8 percent this year, overall prices for essentials paid by Russian servicemen are now […]

Filed Under: Military strategy and politics Tagged With: Russia

Russia has a now or never dilemma in Ukraine

2021-12-11 By Anders Puck Nielsen 3 Comments

Russia’s far-reaching demands from NATO and the prospect of a war in Ukraine can seem irrational. But Russia is facing a dilemma that if they do nothing, they are on a trajectory to losing in the long term. So even if Russia isn’t sure what the outcome will be in a war, they may still try it as a tool to stop the process of losing.

Filed Under: Military strategy and politics Tagged With: Russia, Ukraine

Download e-book: Russia’s Military Might

2021-09-06 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

I wrote he naval chapter in this book on Russia’s military capabilities, where the English version is now available as a free download.

Filed Under: Military strategy and politics Tagged With: Book review, Russia

Russian nuclear submarine breaks down during transit of Danish Straits

2021-08-08 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

It was not an impressive show of force, when Russia’s nuclear submarine broke down during transit of the Danish straits.

Filed Under: Navy, Video Tagged With: Denmark, Russia

Russian defense minister complains about propaganda centers in the West

2021-08-08 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

Sergey Shoigu clams that strategic propaganda centers operate in Riga, Tallinn and Warsaw to spread misinformation against Russia.

Filed Under: Military strategy and politics Tagged With: Russia

Russia invented electronic warfare – quite literally

2021-07-14 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

Electronic warfare was first utilized during the Russo-Japanese War in 1904.

Filed Under: Cyber Warfare Tagged With: Russia

Chasing the wrong kind of misinformation: The HMS Defender case

2021-07-05 By Anders Puck Nielsen 1 Comment

Western journalists were so busy labeling Russian warning shots as misinformation, that they overlooked the real information deceit.

Filed Under: Navy Tagged With: Russia, United Kingdom

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