The Pentagon has announced that the Iraqi war marked a “revolution in military affairs.” However, Russian generals tend to ignore the importance of this “revolution.” Their attitude is rather easy to understand: any unbiased analysis of the U.S. military actions would call into question Russia’s current program for military development, its concept of military reform and most of its plans concerning combat deployment of its armed forces.
The Pentagon has announced that the Iraqi war marked a “revolution in military affairs.” However, Russian generals tend to ignore the importance of this “revolution.” Their attitude is rather easy to understand: any unbiased analysis of the U.S. military actions would call into question Russia’s current program for military development, its concept of military reform and most of its plans concerning combat deployment of its armed forces.
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.