Nuclear warfare, being calamitous, is nevertheless, unlike popular perception, far from being apocalyptic. In the article, we consider possible scenarios of nuclear war in a multi-polar nuclear world, arguing that a democratic society has good chances of victory against a totalitarian...

The transition to “a new image” of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation that started back in 2008 and continued through 2011 was clearly planned, as the Russian top military leaders affirmed. In practice, however, these plans proved to be “unbaked” and required online corrections...

The development of the RF military economy in 2007 was mainly determined by the economic and political factors typical of the Russian economy as a whole and also by the necessity to carry on a struggle against terrorist bands. At the same time, the military economy was to a certain extent...

The transition to “a new image” of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation that started back in 2008 and continued through 2011 was clearly planned, as the Russian top military leaders affirmed. In practice, however, these plans proved to be “unbaked” and required online corrections...

This work gives a review of the history of how a number of institutions emerged in developed countries. The authors attempt to analyse a connection between this process and the current economic growth phenomenon. The authors believe that stremgthenning guarantees of personal immunity provided...

This paper deals with Russia’s military policy and with a wide range of issues related to funding the defense program.

This paper deals with the issues related to Russia’s military-industrial complex, military construction, defense procurements, recruitment policy, new weapons procurements