Russia’s present capabilities in promoting its armaments on the global market exceed the defense industry’s ability to fulfill current and potential contracts. The further growth of military exports is mainly limited by production capacity. The technological modernization of the Russian defense sector and a marked improvement in the quality of its management must be a top priority task for the country in the next few years.
Russia’s present capabilities in promoting its armaments on the global market exceed the defense industry’s ability to fulfill current and potential contracts. The further growth of military exports is mainly limited by production capacity. The technological modernization of the Russian defense sector and a marked improvement in the quality of its management must be a top priority task for the country in the next few years.
When the Baltic countries entered NATO and the European Union a couple of years ago, many thought it was the end of the centuries-old "red line." Euro-Atlantic organizations had crossed into the former Russian and Soviet empires.
In September 2004, the Russian city of Novgorod hosted an international conference entitled Russia at the Turn of the Century: Hopes and Reality. Its organizers were the RIA Novosti news agency, the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, Russia in Global Affairs, and The Moscow Times.