MILITARY REFORM ON HOLD…. <

January 24, 2001 08:00 AM Age: 24 years

i>Izvestia reported that President Putin has declined to sign a development plan for the Russian armed forces for 2001-2005. Faced with a choice between sacrificing strategic forces to build conventional strength and professionalism, or making deep cuts in ground forces to modernize strategic capabilities, Putin chose not to choose. He may want to learn more about U.S. plans for a national missile defense system before he commits resources in one direction or the other.

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Media Appearances

Jamestown Senior Fellow Olevs Nikers interviewed by Newseek

Jamestown Senior Fellow Olevs Nikers was interviewed by Newsweek for their article “Has WWIII Already Begun?” on the current state of global conflicts. Nikers states,... MORE

Books and Reports

Militant Leadership Monitor – May 2012 Issue

This issue of Militant Leadership Monitor includes profiles of Pakistan’s Most Wanted Adnan Rasheed, Laskhar-e-Jhangvi founder Malik Muhammad Ishaq, Lashkar-e-Taiba’s Abdul Rahman Makki, and al-Shabaab’s Abu Mansoor al-Amriki. MORE