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to be desired and naval power projection remains limited (p. 196). For the Russian military revival to succeed, it also must focus on modernisation (including increased technological competitiveness) of its defence industrial sector. Besides its obvious analytical and informative merits the book features exclusively the narrative of Western academic, defence, security and foreign policy communities on the topic. This stems from a preferred choice of analysed literature, line of argumentation, reading of Kosovo, Ukrainian and Syrian conflicts. Russia’s military resurgence is viewed predominantly from an angle of its impact on the Euro-Atlantic strategic and defence security. Should the author decide to continue research on the topic and materialise that in a second edition of this book, then she may also add a whole new chapter on the organisation and functions of the Russian defence industry (pp. 77–83). Russia’s defence industrial complex has an essential contribution to country’s military revival and economy as a whole and requires a special contextual analysis (both from a historical and functional perspective). It will not be exaggerated to say that the Russian defence industry constitutes the backbone of country’s industrial and technological base (encompassing a complex system of defence industry-related institutes, R&D units, 1300 defence weapons and equipment-run factories with a workforce of over two million). The defence industry is directly supervised by the president via the Defence Industrial Commission placed within the Russian Council of Ministers (with a vice-premier responsible for overseeing the whole defence industrial sector). The chapter three also needs to present functions the Russia’s foreign military intelligence (the Main Intelligence Directorate – GRU) which has played an important role in the conduct of Kremlin-led military operations abroad. Much wider attention needs to be given to a consultative body – the Security Council of the Russian Federation chaired by the Russian President – which constitutes a key policy forum for coordinating and integrating national defence, security and foreign policies.