Russian Military Expenditures

Russian Military Expenditures in the War on Terror: 

Russian Military Expenditures in the War on Terror Denis Volkov Saratov State University, 2005

Why should we investigate: 

Why should we investigate We, the multinational people of Russian Federation… bear responsibility to our state before present and next generations Constitution of Russian Federation Source: http://rusarmy.com/avia/su_25.htm

Reasons for the research: 

Reasons for the research Responsibility; Comprehensive and excessive state secret; The necessity to evaluate to make electoral decisions. Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2561873.stm

Sources of the research: 

Sources of the research Budget acts of Russian Federation, 2001-2005 Annual President Address to Parliament, 2000-2004 Public speeches of Minister of Defense and Minister of Finance, 2004 the National Security Concept, 1997 RIA news, 2005 Source: http://old.fontanka.ru/politic.thtml?mday=30&mon=12&year=2002&id=94116055 http://www.rosconcert.com/common/arc/story.php?id_cr=19&id=30398

Goals of the research: 

Goals of the research Dynamic of Russian military strategy; Military budget analysis How Military budget increase affects national counterterrorist politics; How can we improve national counterterrorist politics Source: http://rusarmy.com/vmf/tpk_pr_10412_10410.htm

Official approach to the problem: 

Official approach to the problem Highly professional resources are required to fight international terror within this country. Alexander Kudrin, September 15th 2004 Source: http://birobidjan.rfn.ru/cnews.html?id=1178&cid=4

Budget Analysis: 

Budget Analysis

Dynamic of military budget growth, rub: 

Dynamic of military budget growth, rub Source: http://rusarmy.com/avia/su_30.htm

Dynamic of military budget growth % previos budget: 

Dynamic of military budget growth % previos budget Source: http://rusarmy.com/avia/su_27.htm

Budget analysis: 

Expenditures on the National Defense program rose by 28.5%; 17.3% of the whole budget; National Defense + National Security rose by 41.2% National Defense + National Security bobbled the same index of the year 2004; 2005 budget – turning point in National Defense and Security budgeting Budget analysis

Official perception of the terrorist threat: 

Official perception of the terrorist threat Documents analysis Putin’s annual addresses to the Parliament 2000-2004 National Security Strategy Real steps analysis RIA news agency survey of the 2004 Source: http://www.dni.ru/news/russia/2002/3/20/7524.html

Putin’s annual addresses to the Parliament, 2002: 

Putin’s annual addresses to the Parliament, 2002 “After 9/11…many people understood that the Cold war is over… there are new threats now; there is another war – the war on international terror.” Vladimir Putin* Source:http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/documentaries/profile/putin.shtml *Source:

Official announcements of the last quarter of the 2004: 

Official announcements of the last quarter of the 2004 1. Oct 20th – new testing of the “Topol-M” 2. Nov 4th – new testing of antiaircraft 3. Nov 29th – testing antimissile missile. 4. Nov 30th – Russian army will be supplied with 18 new T-90 Tanks in the 2005. 5. Dec 10th –test launch of the “Topol-M”. 6. Dec 17th –the program “Russian strategic interests” should be increased 7. Dec 20th –Two SS-18 Satan IBMs were launched. 8. Dec 24th – in the 2005 Russia will increase the number of its ballistic missiles both nuclear and conventional.

Contradictions: 

Contradictions Between the National Security Concept And the President’s annual addresses Source: http://rusarmy.com/brone/otrk_9k79_tochka.htm

What are the contradictions?: 

What are the contradictions? President’s annual addresses: terrorism is the main foreign threat to Russian Federation National Security Concept: terrorism gets lost among many other threats Question: What is a priority? Finding: Budget and activity confusion

Towards new National Security Concept: 

Towards new National Security Concept New National Security Concept should clearly recognize terrorism as the main threat of modern Russia and put it in front of the other problems Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2848583.stm

Conclusions: 

Conclusions 2005 unique military budget Contradictions in services’ activities More money is not enough New National Security Concept Source:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/2737617.stm

Slide18: 

THANK YOU! Source: http://music.dtn.ru/photo/putin/photos/putin04.htm