Ruslan Nikolayevich Pukhov (russian: Руслан Николаевич Пухов) is a Russian defence analyst and director of the Moscow-based
Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies
The Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (CAST) (Russian: Центр анализа стратегий и технологий) is an independent, for-profit Russian think tank located in downtown Moscow. CAST conducts research and ...
(CAST).
In addition to his role at CAST, since 2007 Pukhov has been a member of the Public Council of the
Russian Ministry of Defence
The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation (russian: Министерство обороны Российской Федерации, Минобороны России, informally abbreviated as МО, МО РФ or Minoboron) is the govern ...
, composed of civilians and retired servicemen, which advises the Minister of Defence on a variety of issues. He was previously the executive director of the Russian Armourers' Union, which represents Russian small arms manufacturers.
Biography
Pukhov was born on 16 April 1973 in
Elektrostal
Elektrostal (russian: Электроста́ль, from Russian Электро (Elektro), lit: Electricity, Electric and Сталь (Stal), lit: Steel) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located east of Mo ...
, a suburb of Moscow. He studied international journalism at the
(MGIMO) from 1990 to 1994. In 1996, he graduated from the Franco-Russian dual-degree program between
and MGIMO with an M.A. in political science. While studying at Sciences Po, Pukhov interned at the Russian Embassy in Paris for six months. He then worked as a researcher of the Conventional Arms Project at the Center for Policy Studies in Russia (PIR Center) from 1996 to 1997.
In the summer of 1997, Pukhov and Konstantin Makienko founded the Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (CAST), which was inspired by the French think tank Centre de recherches et d'études sur les stratégies et les technologies or Centre for Study of Strategies and Technologies (CREST). CAST publishes the Russian-language journal ''Eksport Vooruzheniy'' (''Arms Exports''), which cover topics on Russian and former Soviet states' defence industries, arms trade, and armed forces.
Pukhov has written a number of articles and op-eds on defence matters for ''
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid ...
'', ''
Defense News
''Defense News'' is a website and newspaper about the politics, business, and technology of national security published by Sightline Media Group. Founded in 1986, ''Defense News'' serves an audience of senior military, government, and industry de ...
'', ''
The National Interest
''The National Interest'' (''TNI'') is an American bimonthly international relations magazine edited by American journalist Jacob Heilbrunn and published by the Center for the National Interest, a public policy think tank based in Washington, D ...
'', and other news sources. He has also published a number of books, including ''Brothers Armed: Military Aspects of the Crisis in Ukraine'', ''The Tanks of August'', ''The Turkish Military Machine'', etc.
Pukhov is also frequently interviewed on defence topics by Russian and foreign media sources, including ''
Vedomosti
''Vedomosti'' ( rus, Ведомости, p=ˈvʲedəməsʲtʲɪ, ) is a Russian language, Russian-language business journalism, business daily newspaper published in Moscow.
History
''Vedomosti'' was founded in 1999 as a joint venture between ...
'', ''
Kommersant
''Kommersant'' (russian: Коммерсантъ, , ''The Businessman'' or Commerce Man, often shortened to Ъ) is a nationally distributed daily newspaper published in Russia mostly devoted to politics and business. The TNS Media and NRS Russia ...
'', ''
The Wall Street Journal
''The Wall Street Journal'' is an American business-focused, international daily newspaper based in New York City, with international editions also available in Chinese and Japanese. The ''Journal'', along with its Asian editions, is published ...
'', and
Reuters
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The agency was estab ...
.
Since 2018, Pukhov has been moderating the Ogarkov Readings conference dedicated to the memory of Marshal of the Soviet Union
Nikolai Ogarkov
Nikolai Vasilyevich Ogarkov (russian: Николай Васильевич Огарков; 30 October 1917 – 23 January 1994) was a prominent Soviet military personality. He was promoted to Marshal of the Soviet Union in 1977. Between 1977 and 1 ...
, who anticipated the
revolution in military affairs.
On 19 October 2022, Pukhov accidentally let slip during a live interview on
RBK TV
RBC TV (russian: РБК) is the first and only 24-hour business news television channel in Russia. It is owned and operated by the RBC Group. The channel was launched in September 2003 in partnership with the CNBC and CNN
CNN (Cable News ...
that Russia's
loitering munition
A loitering munition (also known as a suicide drone[Loitering Muniti ...](_blank)
s used in the
Russo-Ukrainian War
The Russo-Ukrainian War; uk, російсько-українська війна, rosiisko-ukrainska viina. has been ongoing between Russia (alongside Russian separatist forces in Donbas, Russian separatists in Ukraine) and Ukraine since Feb ...
—specifically
Geran-2—are of Iranian origin, saying "we all know that they're Iranian, but the authorities aren't acknowledging it".
References
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1973 births
Living people
21st-century Russian male writers
21st-century Russian non-fiction writers
Moscow State Institute of International Relations alumni
People from Elektrostal
Russian military writers
Sciences Po alumni