The current international situation and the military security of Russia

The moral and psychological component, which is closely associated with the military component, including: spiritual possibilities of the country, which are determined by the degree of morale and psychological preparation of the population, the social status of military personnel, which is a set of rights and responsibilities, position and prestige in the society and the state; morally and psychological state of the main categories of personnel of the Armed Forces and other troops.

 

Military security is divided into three levels: global, regional and national. 
At the global level, Russia's military security is provided by monitoring activities in the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, the reduction of strategic offensive arms, etc.

At the regional level, Russia's military security is provided by the strengthening of the strategic position of Russia by establishing a system of collective security in the CIS scale, especially in the framework of the CSTO.

At the national level, Russia's military security is provided mainly by the creation of the necessary military capabilities of the country.

Military security of the Russian Federation is the major direction of the state activity. The main objective in this area is to be able to respond adequately to threats that may arise in the XXI century, always with the rational spending on national defense. The objectives of the military security also includes the creation and maintenance of a political, international, military and political situation of the country, which would rule out the possibility of any state or union of states by any kind of influence to weaken the role and importance of Russia as a subject of international relations.

 

 

 

The content of the military security

The content of the military security includes: 
- Development and implementation of a unified state policy in the field of defense; 
- Maintenance of political stability, the protection of the constitutional order, the integrity and inviolability of the territory of the Russian Federation; 
- The development and strengthening of friendly (allied) relations with its neighbors and other countries;

- The creation and improvement of defense system of the Russian Federation and its allies; 
- The protection of facilities and structures of the Russian Federation in the oceans, outer space, on the territory of foreign countries, shipping, fishing and other activities in the marine area adjacent and remote areas of the ocean; 
- The preservation and protection of the state border of the Russian Federation within the border territory, airspace and underwater environment as well as the exclusive economic zone and the continental shelf and their natural resources;

- Support of political actions of Russian Federation by appropriate measures of a military nature, to exercise control over the implementation of mutual commitments in the control, reduce and eliminate weapons and confidence-building measures; 
-preparedness to participate in peacekeeping missions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The basic principles of military security

The basic principles of military security of Russia are: 
- A combination of a rigid centralized management of the military organization of the state and civil control over its activities; 
- The effectiveness of forecasting, timely opening and classification of military threats, the adequacy of response; 
- The adequacy of the forces, means and resources necessary to ensure the safety of the military and their rational use; 
- Compliance level of readiness, training and support of the military organization of the state military security needs;

- Avoidance of damage to international security and national security of other countries; 
- The use of the  political, economic and other non-military measures, and the collective efforts of the international community to counter acts of aggression, and to ensure the military security; 
- The use of military force in accordance with the UN Charter and international law, in extreme cases, where the use of non-military means did not lead to the elimination of the threat of war.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conclusion

Analyzing the position of Russia on the international arena, it is easy to note that the threat of her being involved in a nuclear war has diminished substantially, in non-nuclear war of large scale also. At the same time, the threat of local conflicts involving national interests has substantially increased. Therefore, the role of military factor in national defense and the future of international relations in the XXI century will be highly significant, especially in view of the desire of some new countries to acquire nuclear weapons and the ongoing modernization of the armed forces of the majority of the leading countries of the world.

The most important, the primary means of ensuring the military security of the Russian Federation are the Armed Forces. Therefore, there must be a comprehensive software and qualitative improvement of the Armed Forces, other troops, military formations and bodies, maintaining their readiness for concerted action to prevent, contain and neutralize external and internal threats. Also, the Armed Forces of Russia must meet the character of the international situation and the characteristics of the geopolitical situation of the country. At a time when Russia tries to catch the last crumbs of its imperial past, is precisely its armed forces have the role to consolidate on the international arena an  image of a strong and independent country.

Zone of major preoccupation is Caucas. There are many reasons for that. First, the events of recent years show a high likelihood of armed conflict as a CIS member states and neighboring countries as well as within the CIS. And Russia runs the risk of becoming involved in them, well, if in the role of peacemaker, and not as part of a highly operational. The years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, gave too much factual material on the subject: Nagorno-Karabakh, Transnistria, Abkhazia, Tajikistan. Secondly, the Russian sick from the same illnesses as other former Soviet republics. With the ongoing economic crisis, the intense struggle for power and property are at different levels, political extremism, it’s hard to imagine that   Russia will  be  able to eliminate completely the chance of a new military clashes in the next few years.

All this is to a large extent be determined and the main directions of the military policy of the Russian Federation. In the first place it is a military building, namely: which kind of armed forces to have, how much and for what. 
          Possible scenarios of Russia's participation in hostilities should start to prioritize the development of individual species and genera of the Armed Forces. Status of nuclear power requires providing constant combat readiness of the strategic nuclear forces (SNF). Thus, determining their qualitative and quantitative composition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes:

1. The SIPRI YEARBOOK 2012 – Military Expenditures. According to SIPRI, the military expenditures have been growing since 1998, and are not increased in the last two years due to austerity measures taken as responses to the 2008 financial crisis in some West countries.

2. The SIPRI YEARBOOK 2012 – Armed Conflicts page 4

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5. Xinhua News Agency. 2002. “News Analysis: Military Exercises Reflect Russia’s

Caspian Strategy”.

6. T. Homer-Dixon, Environmental Scarcity and Conflict, Journal of Peace Research.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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