Andrei Shoumikhin
Biographic Data
| ID | 6189532 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Andrei Shoumikhin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Andrei |
| FAMILY NAME | Shoumikhin |
| SIGNATURE | SHOUMIKHIN A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Russian Science Foundation |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Change and Continuity in Russian Arms Control
Russian arms control is not a brand new creation disembodied from the past but is heavily influenced by the history of arms control in the Soviet era. Tracing the evolution of Russian thinking from the days of Stalin, through the arms control boom of the 1970s, to the reforms of Gorbachev and the Soviet disintegration, this article flushes out the Soviet perspective on issues such as strategic stability and the use of treaties to slow an adversar…
Evolving Russian Perspectives on Missile Defense
This report illustrates the evolution of the Putin government's approach to strategic policy, including START II and the ABM Treaty. This includes Russia's attempts to advance "non-strategic alternatives" to BMD and Russian pronouncements regarding its likely "asymmetric" counters to U.S. BMD. Despite an initial reluctance to embrace the Bush administration's new approach to the bilateral strategic relationship, Vladimir Putin seems to symbolize …
Current Russian perspectives on arms control and ballistic missile defense
The primary Russian focus regarding ballistic missile defense is the need to maintain its special status as a strategic peer vis‐a‐vis the United States, largely through preservation of the Anti‐Ballistic Missile Treaty. U.S. ballistic missile defense programs are perceived as a U.S. effort to gain strategic advantage. However, Russia's approach to ballistic‐missile defense and arms control is in flux because of the rapid deterioration of its mil…
Russian security requirements and the U.S. limited national missile defense system
Two competing paradigms are at the heart of the present Russian strategic debate. The “traditonalist” paradigm seeks to maintain a military strategic balance with the United States and to preserve the ABM Treaty, while the “reduced‐threat” paradigm recognizes the virtual disappearance of the U.S. nuclear “threat” against Russia. There remain considerable Russian suspicions of U.S. objectives in its National Missile Defense (NMD) system. Consequen…
Expanding the potential for Russian‐American accommodation and cooperation
(1997). Expanding the potential for Russian‐American accommodation and cooperation. Comparative Strategy: Vol. 16, “Cold peace” or cooperation? The potential for U.S.‐Russian accommodation on Missile defense and the ABM treaty, pp. 183-197
Developing Caspian oil
The future of the Caspian‐Caucasian region depends greatly on the development of its oil and gas resources. This development can proceed only under conditions of extensive international cooperation, involving all littoral states as well as outside powers and business interests. All the littoral states have a vested interest in assuring that transportation of Caspian oil will provide them with special economic and political rights and advantages. …
Current Russian objections to U.S. NMD and ABM treaty revision
(1997). Current Russian objections to U.S. NMD and ABM treaty revision. Comparative Strategy: Vol. 16, “Cold peace” or cooperation? The potential for U.S.‐Russian accommodation on Missile defense and the ABM treaty, pp. 157-165
The Chechen crisis in evolution
The present article may be considered a postscript to "The Chechen Crisis and the Future of Russia" which appeared in Volume 15, Number 1 of Comparative Strategy and analyzed the war in Chechnya at its earlier stages. Unfortunately subsequent events, precipitated by Russian national elections to the State Duma, have unsettled the precarious balance in the Chechen Republic and have virtually undermined the foundations for ongoing peace negotiation…
The Chechen crisis and the future of Russia
Chechnya became the embodiment of current Russian problems rooted in the trauma of the former Soviet Union. Since then, the specter of secession has weighed heavily over the Russian Federation. The Chechen crisis has important implications for Russia since it touches on the most potentially explosive issue of national existence. This article assesses motivations in the Chechen crisis and puts forward a set of scenarios on the future evolution of …
Russia
Russian thinking on ballistic and cruise missile proliferation has been shaped by conceptual approaches dating to the Soviet period. At present, a multipolarity of interests and opinions is competing to set government policy. Russia must recognize the extent of the threats posed to it by proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and missile delivery systems. The Russian position on U.S. counterproliferation policies is still fairly reactive in…
Military structures in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan's internal and external policies are of growing concern to Russia. At question is not only the future of the Russian ethnic minority, but also the disposition of former Soviet infrastructure (such as the Baikanur Space Launch Center) and strategic weaponry. The reorganization of the Kazakh armed forces also has raised concerns in Russia. Improved Russian‐Kazakh relations may lead to “Eurasian Unity” and also to the vitally important Ch…
The weapon stockpiles
The huge stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction and conventional weapons in Russia have serious sociopolitical, economic, and military implications. The military‐industrial complex is now playing a much larger role in Russian politics. For this reason, it can be expected that Russia will be a growing source of problems related to weapons and weapons proliferation in the future
Russia at the crossroads
This article attempts to define the basic causes of turmoil in Russia and to evaluate the course of future events. The manner in which the Soviet empire was allowed to disintegrate under Mikhail Gorbachev sowed seeds of deep trouble for both Russia and the international community. Internally, the swift Soviet collapse and the ensuing instability has generated conspiracy theories and nostalgia for the old system. The Yeltsin government needed both…
Russian approach to advanced weapons proliferation
There is considerable contradiction in Russian statements and attitudes on the issues of arms proliferation and foreign arms sales. This tension arises from Russia's commitment to cooperate with the West on nonproliferation policies, yet there are internal pressures to expand its weapons exporter role. Another difficulty is the ineffectiveness of collective mechanisms at the level of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). Russia should str…
Current Russian objections to U.S. NMD and ABM treaty revision
(1997). Current Russian objections to U.S. NMD and ABM treaty revision. Comparative Strategy: Vol. 16, “Cold peace” or cooperation? The potential for U.S.‐Russian accommodation on Missile defense and the ABM treaty, pp. 157-165
Russian security requirements and the U.S. limited national missile defense system
Two competing paradigms are at the heart of the present Russian strategic debate. The “traditonalist” paradigm seeks to maintain a military strategic balance with the United States and to preserve the ABM Treaty, while the “reduced‐threat” paradigm recognizes the virtual disappearance of the U.S. nuclear “threat” against Russia. There remain considerable Russian suspicions of U.S. objectives in its National Missile Defense (NMD) system. Consequen…
The Chechen crisis in evolution
The present article may be considered a postscript to "The Chechen Crisis and the Future of Russia" which appeared in Volume 15, Number 1 of Comparative Strategy and analyzed the war in Chechnya at its earlier stages. Unfortunately subsequent events, precipitated by Russian national elections to the State Duma, have unsettled the precarious balance in the Chechen Republic and have virtually undermined the foundations for ongoing peace negotiation…
The Chechen crisis and the future of Russia
Chechnya became the embodiment of current Russian problems rooted in the trauma of the former Soviet Union. Since then, the specter of secession has weighed heavily over the Russian Federation. The Chechen crisis has important implications for Russia since it touches on the most potentially explosive issue of national existence. This article assesses motivations in the Chechen crisis and puts forward a set of scenarios on the future evolution of …
Military structures in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan's internal and external policies are of growing concern to Russia. At question is not only the future of the Russian ethnic minority, but also the disposition of former Soviet infrastructure (such as the Baikanur Space Launch Center) and strategic weaponry. The reorganization of the Kazakh armed forces also has raised concerns in Russia. Improved Russian‐Kazakh relations may lead to “Eurasian Unity” and also to the vitally important Ch…
Russian approach to advanced weapons proliferation
There is considerable contradiction in Russian statements and attitudes on the issues of arms proliferation and foreign arms sales. This tension arises from Russia's commitment to cooperate with the West on nonproliferation policies, yet there are internal pressures to expand its weapons exporter role. Another difficulty is the ineffectiveness of collective mechanisms at the level of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). Russia should str…
Russia at the crossroads
This article attempts to define the basic causes of turmoil in Russia and to evaluate the course of future events. The manner in which the Soviet empire was allowed to disintegrate under Mikhail Gorbachev sowed seeds of deep trouble for both Russia and the international community. Internally, the swift Soviet collapse and the ensuing instability has generated conspiracy theories and nostalgia for the old system. The Yeltsin government needed both…
Russian approach to advanced weapons proliferation
There is considerable contradiction in Russian statements and attitudes on the issues of arms proliferation and foreign arms sales. This tension arises from Russia's commitment to cooperate with the West on nonproliferation policies, yet there are internal pressures to expand its weapons exporter role. Another difficulty is the ineffectiveness of collective mechanisms at the level of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). Russia should str…
Military structures in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan's internal and external policies are of growing concern to Russia. At question is not only the future of the Russian ethnic minority, but also the disposition of former Soviet infrastructure (such as the Baikanur Space Launch Center) and strategic weaponry. The reorganization of the Kazakh armed forces also has raised concerns in Russia. Improved Russian‐Kazakh relations may lead to “Eurasian Unity” and also to the vitally important Ch…
The weapon stockpiles
The huge stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction and conventional weapons in Russia have serious sociopolitical, economic, and military implications. The military‐industrial complex is now playing a much larger role in Russian politics. For this reason, it can be expected that Russia will be a growing source of problems related to weapons and weapons proliferation in the future
The Chechen crisis in evolution
The present article may be considered a postscript to "The Chechen Crisis and the Future of Russia" which appeared in Volume 15, Number 1 of Comparative Strategy and analyzed the war in Chechnya at its earlier stages. Unfortunately subsequent events, precipitated by Russian national elections to the State Duma, have unsettled the precarious balance in the Chechen Republic and have virtually undermined the foundations for ongoing peace negotiation…
The Chechen crisis and the future of Russia
Chechnya became the embodiment of current Russian problems rooted in the trauma of the former Soviet Union. Since then, the specter of secession has weighed heavily over the Russian Federation. The Chechen crisis has important implications for Russia since it touches on the most potentially explosive issue of national existence. This article assesses motivations in the Chechen crisis and puts forward a set of scenarios on the future evolution of …
Russia
Russian thinking on ballistic and cruise missile proliferation has been shaped by conceptual approaches dating to the Soviet period. At present, a multipolarity of interests and opinions is competing to set government policy. Russia must recognize the extent of the threats posed to it by proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and missile delivery systems. The Russian position on U.S. counterproliferation policies is still fairly reactive in…
Expanding the potential for Russian‐American accommodation and cooperation
(1997). Expanding the potential for Russian‐American accommodation and cooperation. Comparative Strategy: Vol. 16, “Cold peace” or cooperation? The potential for U.S.‐Russian accommodation on Missile defense and the ABM treaty, pp. 183-197
Developing Caspian oil
The future of the Caspian‐Caucasian region depends greatly on the development of its oil and gas resources. This development can proceed only under conditions of extensive international cooperation, involving all littoral states as well as outside powers and business interests. All the littoral states have a vested interest in assuring that transportation of Caspian oil will provide them with special economic and political rights and advantages. …
Current Russian objections to U.S. NMD and ABM treaty revision
(1997). Current Russian objections to U.S. NMD and ABM treaty revision. Comparative Strategy: Vol. 16, “Cold peace” or cooperation? The potential for U.S.‐Russian accommodation on Missile defense and the ABM treaty, pp. 157-165
Russian security requirements and the U.S. limited national missile defense system
Two competing paradigms are at the heart of the present Russian strategic debate. The “traditonalist” paradigm seeks to maintain a military strategic balance with the United States and to preserve the ABM Treaty, while the “reduced‐threat” paradigm recognizes the virtual disappearance of the U.S. nuclear “threat” against Russia. There remain considerable Russian suspicions of U.S. objectives in its National Missile Defense (NMD) system. Consequen…
Current Russian perspectives on arms control and ballistic missile defense
The primary Russian focus regarding ballistic missile defense is the need to maintain its special status as a strategic peer vis‐a‐vis the United States, largely through preservation of the Anti‐Ballistic Missile Treaty. U.S. ballistic missile defense programs are perceived as a U.S. effort to gain strategic advantage. However, Russia's approach to ballistic‐missile defense and arms control is in flux because of the rapid deterioration of its mil…
Evolving Russian Perspectives on Missile Defense
This report illustrates the evolution of the Putin government's approach to strategic policy, including START II and the ABM Treaty. This includes Russia's attempts to advance "non-strategic alternatives" to BMD and Russian pronouncements regarding its likely "asymmetric" counters to U.S. BMD. Despite an initial reluctance to embrace the Bush administration's new approach to the bilateral strategic relationship, Vladimir Putin seems to symbolize …
Change and Continuity in Russian Arms Control
Russian arms control is not a brand new creation disembodied from the past but is heavily influenced by the history of arms control in the Soviet era. Tracing the evolution of Russian thinking from the days of Stalin, through the arms control boom of the 1970s, to the reforms of Gorbachev and the Soviet disintegration, this article flushes out the Soviet perspective on issues such as strategic stability and the use of treaties to slow an adversar…
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