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Western Estimates of Russian Military Capabilities and the Invasion of Ukraine (2023)
Journal Article
Renz, B. (2023). Western Estimates of Russian Military Capabilities and the Invasion of Ukraine. Problems of Post-Communism, https://doi.org/10.1080/10758216.2023.2253359

The poor performance of the Russian military during the invasion of Ukraine came as a surprise to many in the West. This prompted a debate about why Russian capabilities had been overestimated. Fingers were pointed at the work of Western military ana... Read More about Western Estimates of Russian Military Capabilities and the Invasion of Ukraine.

Russian responses to the changing character of war (2019)
Journal Article
Renz, B. (2019). Russian responses to the changing character of war. International Affairs, 95(4), 817-834. https://doi.org/10.1093/ia/iiz100

For much of the post-Soviet era there was a widespread belief that improving capabilities required for dealing with local small wars and insurgencies was the central focus of Russian military reforms. As a result, Moscow's military assertiveness and... Read More about Russian responses to the changing character of war.