25/07/2018
As a result of the serious failures detected during the russian military intervention in Georgia during the summer of 2008 and the new perception in the Russian Federation of its geopolitical environment, in which the potential expansion of NATO is interpreted as a threat to its area of influence, the Kremlin started a profound military reform. Russian military interventions in the Crimea, eastern Ukraine and Syria have revealed both a remarkable improvement in the operational skill of its Armed Forces and the great ability of President Putin to use the military tool to restore Russia as a great power. This situation has turned the focus to the Russian military force and to the NATO eastern border, where the renewed algebra of the Cold War has opened important questions about the danger that derives from it.
Author: José Pardo de Santayana Gómez de Olea
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