Roger McDermott

University of Kent

University of Kent

Roger N McDermott is an Honorary Senior Fellow in the department of Politics and International Relations, University of Kent (Canterbury) and a Senior Fellow in Eurasian military studies, Jamestown Foundation, Washington DC. He specializes in defense and security issues in Russia, Central Asia and the South Caucasus, publishing regularly in scholarly journals including the Journal of Slavic Military Studies. Amongst his recent publications are: Medvedev Overplays the ‘Military Card’ to Impress Obama, (Co-author, Dale Herspring, Kansas), Strategic Insights, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, April 2009 and Russia’s Armed Forces: The Power of Illusion, Russie Nei Visions, IFRI, Paris, March 2009.

Articles by Roger McDermott

• Russian Military Manpower: Recurring Zugzwang
• Bat or Mouse? The Strange Case of Reforming Spetsnaz
• Black Holes, Vanishing Rubles and Corruption in the Russian Military
• Moscow Searches for Strategic Depth in the “Reset”
• China Showcases Expeditionary Military Power in Peace Mission 2010
• North Caucasus Reality Check on Russian Military Reform
• Maskirovka and Russian Military Procurement: Corruption, Deception and Crisis
• Tax Officials Invade Russia's Defense Ministr
• New Russian Strategic Level Commanders: Makarov's Successor in the Making?
• Reflections on Vostok 2010: Selling an Image
• "Virtual" Defense of the Russian Far East: Vostok 2010
• Makarov Announces "New Look" Operational-Strategic Commands
• Russian Military Prepares for Vostok 2010
• Kremlin Contemplates a Seismic Shift in Russian Foreign Policy
• Medvedev's Military Modernization Program Faces Crisis
• Moscow Ties "Reset" to Afghanistan
• Russian Analysts Question the Viability of the “Reset”
• Russian Strategic Interests Shifting Eastward
• Mistral Procurement Disguises Weak Condition of the Black Sea Fleet
• Russian Military Doctrine Looks East
• New Russian Military Doctrine Opposes NATO Enlargement
• Russian Fifth Generation Fighter Takes to the Sky
• Russian Combat Training Prioritizes the Individual
• "New Look" Russian Army Officially Formed
• Medvedev Sets Targets for the Russian Defense Industry
• Moscow Offers Helicopter Cooperation to ISAF
• Patrushev Signals a Shift in Russian Nuclear Doctrine
• Russian Defense Ministry Reorganizes Information Services
• Bi-Annual Draft Begins in the Russian Military
• Azerbaijan Deepens Military Cooperation with the U.S. and NATO
• Crisis looms in Russia's armed forces
• CSTO Rapid Reaction Exercises Get Off To Discouraging Start
• Medvedev "Sanctifies" the Russian Army
• Russia's Armed Forces Undergoing 'Unparalled' Transformation
• CSTO in Crisis as Moscow Secures Second Military Base in Kyrgyzstan
• Russian Military Searches for Asymmetrical Responses to BMD
• Medvedev Expands the Northern Supply Route to Afghanistan
• Russia's Vision in Crisis for CSTO Military Forces
• Naval overhaul slides off Russia’s agenda
• Military Reform Exposes Tension within the Russian Government
• Transformation of Russian Combat Training Begins
• The CSTO Rapid Reaction Forces: Strengthening a Paper Force?
• Sino-Russian Military Exercises Conceived as a Show of Unity
• Russia's military reform plan falters

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