This study of soviet military strategy is based upon the twin pillars of soviet political military actions and soviet writings on the subject of military strategy. Moscow likely considers its campaign in eastern ukraine a strategic success but an unsuccessful operation. In march 2019, rand brought together a group of experts to discuss moscows strategy thereand what western countries can do to counter it. But russia benefited from favorable circumstances that make this hard to replicate. Power thinking, moscows military capabilities, and russian strategic thought. Russias military interventions in georgia, ukraine, syria and elsewhere demonstrate that putin has honed russia. 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. Ultimately, russian nuclear orthodoxy interrogates the implications of the confluence of religion and security for other. Renz lays out the context for russia s military revival in five chapters, each addressing a different topic. According to media reports and information from social networks, in the ukrainian city of donetsk, a prorussian separatist organization, donetskaya respublica, was registered in 2006 and started receiving military training no later than 2009. Russias national security strategy to 2020 keir giles1 introduction the publication of russia s latest national security strategy in may 2009 has given rise to a wide range of commentary and interpretation. Antulio echevarria ii of the us army war college talks us through key books, both old and new, on military strategy. Topics included russias military relationship with india and china, recruitment statistics, and.
The role of nuclear forces in russian maritime strategy. Jan 07, 2016 unpacking russias new national security strategy. This study of soviet military strategy is based upon the twin pillars of soviet politicalmilitary actions and soviet writings on the subject of military strategy. List of books and articles about military strategy. Military strategies are methods of arranging and maneuvering large bodies of military.
I was the first to write about russia s infamous hightech military strategy. Analyzing the russian way of war modern war institute. As putin put it, the fall of the soviet union was a geopolitical catastrophe. The book has had a large influence within the russian military, police, and. 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. And each section of the book is written by one of the worlds foremost. Rm34195pr, a first reaction to the new soviet book military. Russias arctic strategies and the future of the far north. In the late 2000s, russia increased the scope of its passportization strategy in ukraine. 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.
Russia s war effort against napoleon was a monumental effort. Feb 26, 2018 alexander dugin is a farright russian theorist who might be dismissed as a crackpot if his ideas for a fascist empire werent required reading for russias military high command. The development of military strategy under contemporary. This book, strongly influenced by the writings and analyses of the contemporary and classic european figures of svechins day, represents his concept of the best approach to national security for the soviet state. And each section of the book is written by one of the worlds foremost experts on that theme of russias military development. As paranoia concerning all things russia continues to grip much of the western world, its worth spending some time examining the russian military, and its purpose, capabilities, and understanding of war. A chronology of russias military and defense strategy. Its publication in 1997 was wellreceived in russia and powerful russian political figures subsequently took an interest in dugin, a russian eurasianist, fascist and nationalist who has developed a. 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. The geopolitical future of russia is a geopolitical book by aleksandr dugin. Roughly eight months after russia s military action in neighboring georgia, the book warns that understanding the nature of russia s interactions with the rest of the world in the. Echevarria ii is the editor of the us army war college quarterly.
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. Popular military strategy books goodreads share book. Mar 31, 2019 expanding moscows military sway on the continent reflects mr. The best books on military strategy five books expert. Russia has unveiled new capabilities such as the use of proxies, unmanned 3 army modernization strategy and robotic systems, precision strike weapons, and sophisticated cyber capabilities. He places russian naval strategy in the broader context of russian military strategy at the turn of the century, and of imperialism and navalism in general. This article is a list of military strategies and concepts that are commonly recognized and referenced.
Putin on russias military, and what he says trump told him. Russias military strategy and doctrine is designed to educate russia. Russias military strategy impacting 21st century reform and geopolitics. As my colleague clifford gaddy and i outline in the second edition of our book, mr. Strategy has existed as long as there has been organised conflict. 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. Russia needs the economic integration, particularly given the new economic strategy of postsoviet russia, which is the export of raw materials, particularly energy. They address russian methods of approaching strategy, future war focusing on new weapons and organizations, and geopolitics. Assessing developments in russian great power thinking, military capabilities, russian strategic thought and views on the use of force throughout the postsoviet era, the book shows that, rather than signifying a sudden russian military resurgence, recent developments are consistent with longstanding trends in russian military strategy and foreign policy. The military doctrine of the russian federation is a strategic planning document of the russian federation and represents a system of officially state adopted views of preparation for the armed protection of russia.
The practice of military deception predates russia. I write about russia, its politics, foreign policy, and recent history. A short introduction into russian military deception called maskirovka. Russia s annexation of crimea was a decisive use of military force toward political ends. These are not the staid, anodyne, articleshaped press releases penned by the staffs of most u. Russia has a fairly coherent and consistent strategy to use its military to achieve its security policy goals.
As the receding polar ice increases the accessibility of the arctic region, rival powers have been manoeuvering for geopolitical and resource security. The csis russia and eurasia program brings together experts on various aspects of the russian military to deepen and broaden our understanding of russia s goals and its capabilities, as well as what they mean for the united states, europe, and russia s neighbors, as well as for russia itself. 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. 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. I highly recommend you read the book, as there are many wonderful sections on other countries. The report is of interest for its focus on purely russian military thought. This book describes putin and the militarys use of various strategic concepts, the defense ministrys new equipment and reform initiatives, and putins geopolitical. Rooted in rich primary resources from russian, french, and british archives, the book sheds new light on russias conduct in international affairs in the preworld war i era. Apr 24, 2012 for russia, the recreation of a union is a strategic necessity. Gerasimov recently used the phrase the strategy of limited action to describe operations in syria.
Prior to that, he was the director of research at the us army war college. During his army career, he was a foreign area officer who specialized in soviet russian studies. Army, retired t his article discusses the three russian military articles about which most western military analysts specializing in russia have focused their. 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. A logic all its own russian operational art in the syrian campaign, the author describes the unique logic of russian military thought and how russia successfully implemented operational art during its campaign in syria. Im sorry for creating the gerasimov doctrine foreign. List of military strategies and concepts wikipedia. Thomas wilhelm director, foreign military studies office. The military doctrine takes into account the main provisions. All three are important for foreign analysts to consider when attempting to predict the vector s in which russian military capabilities and actions are heading. Topics included russia s military relationship with india and china, recruitment statistics, and.
Anticipating a new russian military doctrine in 2020. Russian foreign policy council on foreign relations. Whether the aim is to give russia and the world a holiday gift or to avoid notice, this practice effectively ensures that not a few russia watchers face a. 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 is crucial to. They discuss president putins personality and background that drive his thinking, especially his mistrust of the west. Papastratigakis places russian naval strategy in the broader context of russian military strategy at the turn of the century, and of imperialism and navalism in general. Among recent discussions of the evolution of chinese military doctrine, few subjects have received as much attention as information warfare iw. Russias powerful economic policies the national interest.
Apr 10, 2019 sponsor kommando store 5% off your first order using the code covert at checkout podcast tac ops youtube. But if youre not prepared to accept russianexsoviet claims on the basis of blind faith, find yourself another author. The black sea region is a central locus of the competition between russia and the west for the future of europe. This book offers the first comprehensive examination of russias arctic strategy, ranging from climate change issues and territorial disputes to energy policy and domestic challenges. This text is from a chapter published in the edited volume. It attempts to avoid mirrorimaging western concepts hybrid, grey zone, etc. Feb 19, 2014 russia was granted a brief period without much focus from the west, since the united states and its allies were engaged in military activity in the islamic world following 911.
Army modernization and russian military strategy in europe. Thanks to the policy of glasnost, it incorporates soviet materials hitherto unavailable in the west. He is the author of clausewitz and contemporary war, imagining future war and after clausewitz, as well as several articles on military thinking and contemporary war. Russian military strategists published the countrys last doctrine before the military deployed to syria moscows first major outofarea combat operation since afghanistan in the 1980s. This book sheds light on the role of faith in modern militaries and highlights the implications of this phenomenon for international security.
Chris millers putinomics is an essential book for anyone interested in russia and foreign policy. Russias military mission creep advances to a new front. Assessing developments in russian great power thinking, military capabilities, russian strategic thought and views on the use of force throughout the postsoviet era, the book shows that, rather than signifying a sudden russian military resurgence, recent developments are consistent with longstanding trends in russian military strategy and. To achieve its military strategy on the cheap, russia has relied and will continue to rely o n a hybrid, or nonlinear, approach to modern warfarewhich seeks to merge political warfare with conventional means. Arsenal of autocracy russia and chinas military strategy. Russias military strategy and doctrine brookings institution. Dennis hart mahan military theorist and engineering professor at west point, wrote advanced guard, outpost and detachment service of troops, with essential principles of strategy and grand tactics, commonly known as outpost. Rand corporation defense analysts talked about their report on russia s military strategy. This book comes at a critical time in us russian relations. Putins broader vision of returning russia to its former glory. The key questions emphasized by this book include how russia fights. This book explores the military strategy and military modernization of russia and china post2001. The most recent revision of the military doctrine was approved in 2014. The farright book every russian general reads the daily beast.
The center for strategic and international studies hosts a discussion on russia and europes current military strategy. Russia s recent national security strategy states that goals are achieved by implementing military policy through strategic deterrence, preventing armed conflict, improving military organizations and forms and methods for armed force deployments, and increasing mobilization readiness. That military strategy has become national strategy, involving complex assessments of technological resources, politics, and national priorities, was made clear in the vietnam war and afghanistan war where superior strategies and tactics allowed small nations to defeat great powers armed with the. The 14 best military nonfiction books of alltime americas. An interesting book, which takes a deceptively long time to get through, enriched as it is with detailed russian military tactics over the greater part of a decade. The concept of longterm socioeconomic development the russian federation until 2020, strategy the national security of the russian. This book provides a contextualized understanding of russia s military revival, not to justify moscows actions, but rather it is vital to inform policy and decision makers in the west. A global survey by australian national university, titled the role of nuclear forces in russian maritime strategy. Dmitry dima adamsky is professor in the school of government, diplomacy and strategy at the idc herzliya, israel.
Oct 11, 2017 russian military strategy, stuck in the past. The second section of this book continues with the task of defining precisely and enumerating the. It should serve as a welcome addition to the shelves of those seeking an understanding of russias military strategy, reform, and geopolitical thought. Svechin 18781938 was an outstanding russian military theoretician and widely recognized as the soviet clausewitz. Unpacking russias new national security strategy center. Lessons from russias operations in crimea and eastern. What will russian military capabilities look like in the. A logic all its own russian operational art in the syrian. He is the author of numerous articles and books, including three on russia. Mar 24, 2020 the writers covered in this book have a habit of conflating the definitions of violence, organized violence, and military force all as one and the same when in fact they mean different things this is ironic, since russia does not shy away from employing violence in peace or in war, whether it be through proxies in a highintensity conflict like.
Rooted in rich primary resources from russian, french and british archives, the book sheds new light on russia s conduct in international affairs in the preworld war i era. Russias invasion and subsequent annexation of crimea followed by its. But instead of dividing russia watchers both at home and. Mar 12, 2020 russia continues to modernize its existing ballistic missile submarines, and field new ones, as part of a legacy strategy inherited from the soviet union. The book supplements the authors prior work titled recasting the red star. The book reveals that russian officialsboth political and military have engaged in a lively and complex debate about what war is, its nature and its role in international politics. This study of soviet military strategy is based upon the relationship between the army and politicians as well as soviet writings on the subject of military. Russian nuclear orthodoxy is an extraordinary book that changes the way we think about the world, the use of nuclear weapons, and the role of religion in modern warfare. So, if you want a handy summary of russianexsoviet military propaganda, were great, anything bad that happened was stalins fault, we love peace, etc. It will serve as a strategic base, and it is necessary to create the subsidiary axis.
Maskirovka is most simply defined as a set of processes designed to mislead, confu. Alexander dugin is a farright russian theorist who might be dismissed as a crackpot if his ideas for a fascist empire werent required reading for russia s military high command. 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. Along these lines, it will continue to weaponize information, orchestrate via. I will force the enemy to take our strength for weakness, and our weakness for strength, and thus will turn his strength into weakness. Russia forges tradition and technology through toughness. But it also illustrates russias opportunistic strategy to.
On december 31, 2015, russian president vladimir putin approved a new national security strategy for his country. The books five chapters were written to stand on their own and this makes. Abebooks, an amazon company, offers millions of new, used, and outofprint books. The soviet authors examine in detail the character of soviet strategy and methods of conducting a modern war, the role of nuclear weapons and strategic forces, the employment of ground forces, and the functions and problems of air defense and civil defense. This book describes putin and the militarys use of various strategic concepts, the defense. This strategy includes strategic deterrence, regional dominance, expeditionary operations, preparation in case of major war, and domestic stability. Buy a cheap copy of the military strategy of the soviet. And each section of the book is written by one of the worlds foremost experts on that theme of russia s military development. How will russian capabilities continue to develop over the next 20 years. The art of war, written in 5th century bc and attributed to the ancient chinese military strategist sun tsu, describes a strategy of deception. Military power has always been regarded as of critical importance by russian and soviet leaders, but after the collapse of the ussr, moscow was left with a dramatically weakened military.