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Russian defence spending: it’s the ekonomika, stupid
Posted By James Mugg on November 25, 2016 @ 06:00
Sources: DIO Economic Trends 2016; IMF World Economic Outlook Database Oct. 2016 Edition; IHS Jane’s (Note: Future spending adjusted to 2015 RUB using IMF CPI deflators)
Source: SIPRI Arms Transfers Database
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[1] economic sanctions: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-28400218
[2] global oil prices: http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2014/12/economist-explains-4
[3] more than a third: http://atlas.media.mit.edu/en/profile/country/rus/
[4] military modernisation plans: https://jamestown.org/program/moscow-postpones-decisions-on-state-armaments-program-2025/
[5] 12% nominal reduction: http://www.janes.com/article/64911/russian-defence-budget-set-to-drop-by-12
[6] Russian operations in Syria: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/14/russias-military-action-in-syria-timeline
[7] possibly Eastern Ukraine: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26532154
[8] DIO Economic Trends 2016: http://www.defence.gov.au/dio/publications.shtml
[9] IMF World Economic Outlook Database Oct. 2016 Edition: http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2016/02/weodata/index.aspx
[10] effective advertising: http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/04/syria-war-showroom-russian-arms-sales-160406135130398.html
[11] exceeded US$14 billion: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-arms-idUSKCN0WV1TB
[12] arms transfer database: http://armstrade.sipri.org/armstrade/page/values.php
[13] collapsed in 2014–15: http://www.xe.com/currencycharts/?from=RUB&to=USD&view=5Y
[14] naval gas turbines: https://news.usni.org/2015/06/10/russian-navy-faces-surface-modernization-delays-without-ukrainian-engines-officials-pledge-to-sue
[15] more saleable: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-07-25/russia-exporting-cars-it-doesn-t-make-shows-havoc-ruble-wrought
[16] already stirred talk: http://www.ibtimes.com/russia-iran-talk-10-billion-arms-deal-moscow-send-tanks-planes-missiles-tehran-2445933
[17] will seek rapprochement: http://guardian.ng/news/putin-congratulates-trump-hopes-to-work-together/
[18] anyone’s guess: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2016/11/10/heres-how-trumps-election-will-affect-u-s-russian-relations/
[19] some indications that prices: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/business/energy-environment/oil-prices.html
[20] twelve units: http://www.scout.com/military/warrior/story/1686896-is-russia-s-pak-fa-stealth-fighter-a-threat
[21] may be delayed: https://www.rt.com/news/358445-armata-tank-deal-test/