The 2nd edition of CAST’s book "U kraya" ("At the Edge") is out — revised and expanded with three new chapters on Ukraine’s 2024–2025 incursion into the Kursk region, the Unmanned Systems Forces of Ukraine, and the church-state conflict.

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“The sheer aggressiveness of Israel’s strikes will weaken the West’s moral case against Russia, while a war with Iran will likely raise oil prices — dashing hopes of cutting Moscow’s vital war revenues.”.

“For Russia, Israel’s attack on Iran could be as much of a geopolitical jackpot as the election of Donald Trump,” said CAST Director Ruslan Pukhov.

“Russia has caught up and is maximizing production and use of drones, but they’re doing this in a conventional way,” said CAST Director Ruslan Pukhov. “The Ukrainians are managing not to lag behind in the drone war by responding asymmetrically.”.

CAST Director Ruslan Pukhov met over a working dinner with Jörgen Cederberg, Minister-Counsellor and Deputy Head of Mission, and Brigadier General Michael Kastbom, Defence Attaché of the Swedish Embassy in Moscow, for discussions focused on the peace process in Ukraine.

RT @HavryshkoMarta: German Traditions in the Ukrainian Army. A Nachtigall unit in the Ukrainian Armed Forces is named after the German-back….

“And Putin — even if they say he is an evil totalitarian — he is very sensitive about what people think and what they want.”.

“Without an existential crisis like the war in Ukraine, it would be hard to justify continuing to pour money into the defense industry at the rate we already are,” said CAST Director Ruslan Pukhov.

Defense & Security Analysis journal has published a review by Krisztián Jójárt on Algoritmy ognya i stali: oruzhie sovremennyh voin (Algorithms of Fire and Steel: Weapons of Modern Wars), a book released by CAST.

CAST Director Ruslan Pukhov delivered a lecture at the Faculty of Political Sciences at the University of Banja Luka in the Republic of Srpska and donated books to the university library.

🚨 Eksport Vooruzheniy (Arms Exports) Issue 2 (2025) is out!. Featured topics: .— Ammunition Production in North Korea.— Unmanned Systems Forces of Ukraine .— Challenges of Enforcing Ceasefire Agreements.— War & Peace in Kashmir.— Security Challenges in Somaliland. …and more!

The #ShlykovReadings focus on global military spending trends, defense-industrial growth, military and technical cooperation, and public-private partnerships in military economics.

The event honors the memory of Vitaly V. Shlykov, a distinguished Soviet military intelligence officer and a prominent expert on the military economies of the USSR and NATO countries. He was a friend of CAST Director Ruslan Pukhov and held the Centre’s expertise in high regard.

The inaugural "Shlykov Readings" conference is being held today at the Higher School of Economics, dedicated to exploring key areas in military economics. The event is organized by the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy, with CAST serving as a conference partner.

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Amid a busy work trip, Ruslan Pukhov takes the opportunity to explore Serbia’s local winemaking in his spare moments.