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Dr Richard Weitz
Assessing the Collective Security Treaty Organization: Capabilities and Vulnerabilities
October 18, 2018
— Author: Dr Richard WeitzRussia has strengthened its military position in Central Asia and the South Caucasus through a combination of bilateral and multilateral initiatives. The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) has become the most important multilateral defense structure in the former Soviet Union and is an essential instrument in...
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Reforming U.S. Export Controls Reforms: Advancing U.S. Army Interests
December 23, 2015
— Author: Dr Richard WeitzView the Executive Summary The U.S. defense export system needs further major reforms to reduce inefficiencies and weaknesses. Although the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) do help prevent potential foreign adversaries from using U.S. arms against the United States and its allies, the Regulations, as...
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Parsing Chinese-Russian Military Exercises
April 15, 2015
— Author: Dr Richard Weitz View the Executive SummaryChina and Russia have engaged in an increasing number of joint exercises in recent years. These drills aim to help them deter and, if necessary, defeat potential threats, such as Islamist terrorists trying to destabilize a Central Asian government, while at the same time reassuring their allies...
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Turkey’s New Regional Security Role: Implications for the United States
September 1, 2014
— Author: Dr Richard Weitz View the Executive SummaryUntil a few years ago, the relationship between Washington and Ankara was perennially troubled and occasionally terrible. Turkey opposed the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq and complained that the Pentagon was allowing Iraqi Kurds too much autonomy, leading to deteriorating security along the...
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Project on National Security Reform – Vol. 2: Case Studies Working Group Report
March 1, 2012
— Author: Dr Richard Weitz The case studies in this volume confirm the conclusions of other PNSR analyses that the performance of the U.S. national security apparatus in inconsistent. Although some cases illustrate relatively clear, integrated strategy development, unified policy implementation, and coherent tactical planning, coordination, and...
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The Russian Military Today and Tomorrow: Essays in Memory of Mary Fitzgerald
July 1, 2010
— Authors: Dr Stephen J Blank, Dr Richard Weitz Given the stakes involved in achieving a correct understanding of Russian and Chinese defense policies and military developments, the magnitude of Mary Fitzgerald’s enlightening accomplishments in this regard becomes clear. However, the problems that we have outlined in this volume were not unfamiliar...
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China-Russia Security Relations: Strategic Parallelism without Partnership or Passion?
August 1, 2008
— Author: Dr Richard Weitz This report argues that, although Chinese-Russian relations have improved along several important dimensions, security cooperation between Beijing and Moscow has remained limited, episodic, and tenuous. The two governments support each other on select issues but differ on others. Since these interests conflict as well as...
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The Reserve Policies of Nations: A Comparative Analysis
September 1, 2007
— Author: Dr Richard Weitz Throughout the world, military reserves are changing. National governments are transforming the relationships between their active and reserve components, the allocation of roles and responsibilities among reserve forces, and the way they train, equip, and employ reservists. Nations no longer consider their reservists as...
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Russian-American Security Cooperation after St. Petersburg
April 1, 2007
— Author: Dr Richard Weitz Until Russia and the United States experience a change on government in 2008, the prospects for additional strategic arms control agreements, limits on destabilizing military operations, and joint ballistic missile defense programs appear unlikely. Yet, near-term opportunities for collaboration in the areas of cooperative...
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