The Armed Forces of Russia in Asia

While Russia has, in modern times, been preoccupied with threats from the West, three‐quarters of her territory, and of her borders, lie in Asia. This fact justifies Russia’s inclusion in the latest volume of the Armed Forces of Asia series, in which we have already reviewed the volume for China (RR 2000/65). The authors, an Australian expert on Russian and Chinese defence policy, and a Russian specialist in naval strategy, declare that they wish to answer two questions: “what does Russia want to do with its military power in the region, and what could Russia do with its military...