In one of the most dramatic campaigns of peacetime demilitarization in world history, from 1988 to 1994, moscows armed forces shrank from five million to one million personnel. Dipping into these books in preparation for meeting you today, there seems to be quite a lot. The best books on military strategy five books expert. Antulio echevarria ii of the us army war college talks us through key books, both old and new, on military strategy. The books value comes not only from a piecemeal look at granular russian strategies in each of the theaters and domains where its armed forces may act, but more importantly this study seeks to present a unifying description of russias military strategy as a declining but still formidable global power. After feeling betrayed at the end of the cold war, the kremlin is using the military as its premier tool to achieve policy goals and weaken the west. Aligning with states such as kazakhstan in energy and ukraine in grain provides moscow with leverage in the rest of the world, particularly in europe. Comparatively, russia now fields a large force of roadmobile icbms, including rs24 yars ss27 mod 2, and topolm ss27 mod 1, with two regiments. This bookthe first part of an entire volume about military affairs in russias great war and revolutionis based on the premise that the military history of world war i in the russian theater and the subsequent civil war cannot be sufficiently understood by focusing exclusively on descriptions of war plans, strategy, and operations and that precisely because war is a human activity it. Guns, butter, and russias enduring military power the. He is the author of numerous articles and books, including three on russia.
Renzs multilayered scholarly analysis provides the strategic context to soberly assess the changing role and prospects for russias new military forces. Rand corporation defense analysts talked about their report on russias military strategy. Russia s military strategy and doctrine is designed to educate russia watchers, policymakers, military leaders, and the broader foreign policy community about the russian armed forces and security apparatus across the full spectrum of geographic, doctrinal and domain areas. This extraordinary intertwining of church and military is nowhere more visible than in the nuclear weapons community, where the. Against this setting, a major objective of this book is to outline and identify the trends in contemporary russian strategy, military affairs and the. It should serve as a welcome addition to the shelves of those seeking an understanding of russias military. In this cuttingedge study, bettina renz provides an indepth and comprehensive analysis of russias military revival under putins leadership. Apr 24, 2012 russia needs the economic integration, particularly given the new economic strategy of postsoviet russia, which is the export of raw materials, particularly energy.
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Senate armed services committee member tom cotton rar delivers keynote. Putin on russias military, and what he says trump told him. It is important therefore to study and have a clear idea of russia s military strategy. Russias military strategy and doctrine brookings institution. The revival of the russian military foreign affairs. It is important therefore to study and have a clear idea of russias military strategy. Army has published a handbook on how to defeat russia s hybridwarfare strategy. The books forth chapter catalogs these military interventions, from russias haphazard involvement in its near abroad in the 1990s, its impotence in the 1999 kosovo war, through the georgian war 2008, ukrainian war and annexation of crimea 2014, and involvement in syrian civil war beginning in 2015. Military strategy in the 21 st century concludes with the statement failures in current conflicts continue to be human rather than technological and it is the human domain which is central to the authors key argument. In the cold war, this culture of russian military strategic thought played a fundamental role in the soviet system, shaping the structure of the soviet armed. Russia s annexation of crimea was a decisive use of military force toward political ends.
Pavel felgenhauer is a russian military analyst known for his publications about russias political and military leadership. Russias military reform and modernization on the whole have been successful in restoring the armed forces as a useful. This book provides a contextualized understanding of russias military revival, not to justify moscows actions, but rather it is vital to inform policy and decision makers in the west. Meanwhile, russia is bolstering its military and intelligence ties with syria, iran, and iraq. Defensive capability includes not just protecting russias territory, but also the security of the nations national interests and conduct of geopolitics. Unpacking russias new national security strategy center. How russias world war ii military strategy of deception is. Expanding moscows military sway on the continent reflects mr. This book explores the military strategy and military modernization of russia and china post2001. The russian military continues to make strides towards modernization and inthefield experience in syria has helped. Janis berzins gives body to the new generation warfare doctrine, according to. Russias military mission creep advances to a new front.
Apr 10, 2020 spying may be the worlds secondoldest profession, but russian president vladimir putin has certainly given it a fresh makeover. Russias annexation of crimea was a decisive use of military force toward political ends. Aug 02, 2018 how russia s world war ii military strategy of deception is alive and well today. Each chapter addresses a different strategiclevel issue related to the russian military, ranging from hybrid. The second section of this book continues with the task of defining precisely and enumerating the nonconventional elements that are used to carry out the strategy and doctrine followed by russia. Military academy and an ma in international relations from the university of southern california. This book describes putin and the militarys use of various strategic concepts, the defense. Renz lays out the context for russias military revival in five chapters, each addressing a different topic. Russias strategy for the 21st century since vladimir putin became president of russia in 2000, his first of three terms so far, the nation has steadfastly pursued a sevenpart strategy for gaining influence over former soviet republics and preventing them from moving into the more liberal sphere of the west. Topics included russias military relationship with india and china, recruitment statistics, and. This book provides a contextualized understanding of russia s military revival, not to justify moscow s actions, but rather it is vital to inform policy and decision makers in the west. Renz lays out the context for russia s military revival in five chapters, each addressing a different topic. This guide book show how to defeat russia in modern war. Jul 19, 2017 russias second lowrisk action was an old soviet strategy.
Russias second lowrisk action was an old soviet strategy. Friedman is a wargame analyst, an officer in the united states marine corps reserve and an associate editor for the strategy bridge. This book analyzes the evolution of russian military thought and how russias current thinking about war is reflected in recent crises. A brilliant russian military analyst, pavel felgenhauer, famous for his predictions about how russia would go to war against georgia for abkhazia and south ossetia in 2008, takes us deep into the gist of putins will to keep good relations with bashar alassads regime. Russia needs the economic integration, particularly given the new economic strategy of postsoviet russia, which is the export of raw materials, particularly energy. The soviets also played this game in the 1980s, supporting various radical groups in europe. And each section of the book is written by one of the worlds foremost. In this new account, jeremy black explores the everchanging relationship between purpose, force, implementation and effectiveness in military strategy and its dramatic impact on the development of the global power system. Jonssons book should be at the top of the reading list to understand russias view of them. Mar 12, 2020 continuity in the bastion strategy may provide the navy with an argument for spending on russias generalpurpose naval forces, more so than it provides a survivable nuclear deterrent.
The russian new generation warfare handbook, published in december 2016 and recently released over the. The practice of military deception predates russia. Each chapter addresses a different strategiclevel issue related to the russian military. I highly recommend you read the book, as there are many wonderful sections on other countries. The book s forth chapter catalogs these military interventions, from russia s haphazard involvement in its near abroad in the 1990s, its impotence in the 1999 kosovo war, through the georgian war 2008, ukrainian war and annexation of crimea 2014, and involvement in syrian civil war beginning in 2015. Oscar jonsson provides the long view to show how russian military strategic thinking has developed from.
The capabilities and efficiency of moscows armed forces during both operations signalled to the world that russia was back in business as a significant military actor on the international stage. Russias national security strategy to 2020 keir giles1 introduction the publication of russias latest national security strategy in may 2009 has given rise to a wide range of commentary and interpretation. The changing image of russias armed forces after a time in the 1990s and early 2000s when the russian military was plagued with poor morale and equipment failures, the. The rise of russias military the national interest. Each chapter addresses a different strategiclevel issue related to the russian military, ranging from naval and. May 24, 2017 after two decades of neglect, the extensive renewal of military equipment is an important component of russias ongoing military modernization. Jun 15, 2018 rand corporation defense analysts talked about their report on russias military strategy. Each nation is assessed on individual and collective values processed through an inhouse formula to generate a. After two decades of neglect, the extensive renewal of military equipment is an important component of russias ongoing military modernization. Arsenal of autocracy russia and chinas military strategy. During his army career, he was a foreign area officer who specialized in soviet russian studies. But instead of dividing russiawatchers both at home and abroad along the usual lines, it has provoked a much more varied response. This book describes putin and the militarys use of various strategic concepts.
The goal of the russian campaign was not so much to interfere in political campaigns as to be seen as interfering. The cold war roots of putins digitalage intelligence strategy. Russias military heritage will assist this process tremendously. The development of military strategy under contemporary. In 1944, moscow unleashed a second dday that ended nazi germany. Russias military reforms preceded chinas reforms by quite some time.
Russias military strategy and doctrine is designed to educate russia watchers, policymakers, military leaders, and the broader foreign policy community about the russian armed forces and. Military strategy, and operational level planning in conflict, support the strategy set by political leadership, but. Russian chief of the general staff valery gerasimov noted in march 2015 that the military s main tasks are to maintain the combat readiness of the armed forces and to ensure the russian federation s defensive capability. Combat readiness includes updated strategic thought, new equipment revelations, and futurewar projections. The geopolitical future of russia is a geopolitical book by aleksandr dugin. A revanchist russia, even with a stagnated monoindustrial economy surprised the international community with the pace of attack and will to sustain the operation. How russias world war ii military strategy of deception. I write about russia, its politics, foreign policy, and recent history. Strategy has existed as long as there has been organised conflict. The center for strategic and international studies hosts a discussion on russia and europes current military strategy. So, if you want a handy summary of russian exsoviet military propaganda, were great, anything bad that happened was stalin s fault, we love peace, etc.
Bolton, president trumps national security adviser, described the new strategy in africa as a great power competition and counterbalance to china and russia. In a complex international system where us power wanes and new powers emerge, russia and china are the most notable and potent challengers to the postcold war world order centred on the west, the us, and nato. The russian understanding of war georgetown university press. Putins broader vision of returning russia to its former glory. Russias military revival air force digital media program. The art of war, written in 5th century bc and attributed to the ancient chinese military strategist sun tsu, describes a strategy of deception. It should serve as a welcome addition to the shelves of those seeking an understanding of russias military strategy, reform, and geopolitical thought. But it also illustrates russias opportunistic strategy to carve out logistical and political gains in africa wherever and whenever it can. From portable churches to the consecration of weapons systems, the russian orthodox church has been integrated into every facet of the armed forces to become a vital part of russian national security, politics, and identity. And each section of the book is written by one of the worlds foremost experts on.
Sep 26, 2019 russias military reforms preceded chinas reforms by quite some time. Texts about military strategy take us back into the mists of time but what it is, and what the nature of war is, remains hotly debated. The book supplements the authors prior work titled recasting the red star. Analyzing the russian way of war modern war institute. Each nation is assessed on individual and collective values. Abebooks, an amazon company, offers millions of new, used, and out. The book has had a large influence within the russian military, police, and foreign policy elites and it has been used as a textbook in the academy of the general staff of the russian military. Potential future uses of russias armed forces are described in the conclusions. Russias military strategy and doctrine is designed to educate russia watchers, policymakers, military leaders, and the broader foreign policy community about the russian armed forces and security apparatus across the full spectrum of geographic, doctrinal and domain areas. We dont know when or if this item will be back in stock. For russia, the recreation of a union is a strategic necessity.
Moscow likely considers its campaign in eastern ukraine a strategic success but an unsuccessful operation. This is a rare book whose author seeks to genuinely understand where russia is coming from as it rebuilds its military power. The development of military strategy under contemporary conditions. Early in russias history, in the battle of kulikovo in 80. Lessons from russias operations in crimea and eastern. Mar 02, 2020 putin on russias military, and what he says trump told him.
Russia s military strategy and doctrine is designed to educate russia watchers, policymakers, military leaders, and the broader foreign policy community about the russian. Russian military intervention in syria started around september 2015, after an official request from the syria s bashar alassad government. Continuity in the bastion strategy may provide the navy with an argument for spending on russias generalpurpose naval forces, more so than it provides a survivable nuclear deterrent. Spying may be the worlds secondoldest profession, but russian president vladimir putin has certainly given it a fresh makeover. As putin put it, the fall of the soviet union was a geopolitical catastrophe. Russian military intervention in syria started around september 2015, after an official request from the syrias bashar alassad government. Russia military analysis a blog on the russian military.