The russian hybrid warfare strategy neither russian nor strategy. A history, which is, as its name suggests, the history of strategy from earliest times. A global survey by australian national university, titled the role of nuclear forces in russian maritime strategy. The books final contribution is to explain why, in contrast to its conventional military strategy, chinas nuclear strategy has remained constant over the same period of time. The insane russian plan to conquer the world youtube. 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. But if youre not prepared to accept russianexsoviet claims on the basis.
Im sorry for creating the gerasimov doctrine foreign. Mar 05, 2018 i was the first to write about russias infamous hightech military strategy. Lets talk about some of the more modern books on your list. Experts suspect this will serve an antisatellite purpose. Rand corporation defense analysts talked about their report on russias military strategy. 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 russiawatchers face a. A short introduction into russian military deception called maskirovka.
In some cases, i made changes or added more material after his. Each chapter addresses a different strategiclevel issue related to the russian military, ranging from naval and. And each section of the book is written by one of the worlds foremost experts on that. The chapter studying russias strategy towards the middle east is heavily focused on the syrian civil war. 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. The center for strategic and international studies hosts a discussion on russia and europes current military strategy. Tactics implement strategy by shortterm decisions on the movement of troops and employment of weapons on the field of battle. Macdonald and janes for the strategic studies center stanford research institute, 1975 ocolc609402992. Russias military strategy and doctrine is designed to educate russia watchers, policymakers, military leaders, and the broader foreign policy community about the russian. The book has had a large influence within the russian military, police, and. Maskirovka is most simply defined as a set of processes designed to mislead, confu.
In 2017 the group released the 61page russian new generation warfare handbook, based on observation of russian tactics. 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. Religion, politics and strategy, how much did orthodox church help revive russias military and nuclear complex. The russian military of 2035 center for strategic and. Russian military deception, sometimes known as maskirovka russian. I write about russia, its politics, foreign policy, and recent history. Popular military strategy books goodreads share book. Most of russias military and security policies are designed to secure the state and its current territory against potential attacks and to counter the threats that russian leaders see facing their country. Russias military mission creep advances to a new front. In addition to incisive commentary about the geopolitical implications of vladimir putin and his policies, this report includes a comprehensive survey of current and planned russian weapons and military technologies, including hypersonic rockets, nuclear torpedoes, and electronic weapons. Apr 10, 2020 the cold war roots of putins digitalage intelligence strategy russian president vladimir putin would double down on his intelligence services as a means to wield power and influence around. Russias military capabilities david greene talks with pavel felgenhauer, a russian military analyst whos written extensively about the. Which are the best books to read on military tactics and.
The best books on military strategy five books expert. Its publication in 1997 was wellreceived in russia and powerful russian political figures. 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. Russias military strategy and doctrine is designed to educate russia. These are not the staid, anodyne, articleshaped press releases penned by the staffs of most u.
You need to get down the basics of how an army on the move operates and thinks. The geopolitical future of russia is a geopolitical book by aleksandr dugin. The chapter studying russias strategy towards the middle east is heavily focused. The purpose of this report is to examine russian military strategy and how it was shaped by the 2008 russiageorgia war in order to understand moscows military objectives in the current conflict in ukraine and how it executes cyber, psychological, and so called hybrid warfare against western s tates. Russias military strategy and doctrine livros na amazon. The insane russian plan to conquer the world reallifelore. 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. The paperback of the the military strategy of the soviet union. 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. They address russian methods of approaching strategy, future war focusing on new weapons and organizations, and geopolitics. 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. Impacting 21st century reform and geopolitics page count. This book, issued in the soviet union is military smrutegy, hits been retitled series military strates by the us.
Aug 02, 2018 how russia s world war ii military strategy of deception is alive and well today. Russia has also discovered how to jam and divert us gps signals. Mar 24, 2020 the book reveals that russian officialsboth political and militaryhave engaged in a lively and complex debate about what war is, its nature and its role in international politics. Unpacking russias new national security strategy center. Antulio echevarria ii of the us army war college talks us through key books, both old and new, on military strategy.
History of russian military strategy 50 foresightforecasting and the correlation of forces 53 people and policies 59 renowned russian military theorists. 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. This book describes putin and the militarys use of various strategic concepts. Russias 2000 military doctrine was meant for a period of transition for the military and industrial complex. The cold war roots of putins digitalage intelligence strategy. This text is from a chapter published in the edited volume. Military strategy, boulder, colo westview press, 1995. I highly recommend you read the book, as there are many wonderful sections on other countries. He lays out quite nicely how complex and convoluted that history is. Military strategy and tactics are essential to the conduct of warfare. Jun 15, 2018 rand corporation defense analysts talked about their report on russias military strategy.
Im sorry for creating the gerasimov doctrine foreign policy. Jun 30, 2019 the insane russian plan to conquer the world reallifelore. This study of soviet military strategy is based upon the twin pillars of soviet politicalmilitary actions and. Czechrussian relations are hitting a low point, and russia is. There are a myriad of books that you can read about warfare, battles and strategy.
Jan 12, 2019 in addition to incisive commentary about the geopolitical implications of vladimir putin and his policies, this report includes a comprehensive survey of current and planned russian weapons and military technologies, including hypersonic rockets, nuclear torpedoes, and electronic weapons. The center for strategic and international studies hosts a discussion on russia and europe s current military strategy. The doctrine covers a broad range of measures for military deception, from camouflage to denial and deception deceptive measures include concealment, imitation with decoys and dummies, manoeuvres. A history soviet russian military theory and practice 9780714682006 by glantz, david m. Tasks for military science general of the army valery gerasimov, chief of the russian general staff, the traditional annual conference at the academy of military sciences is a platform for military specialists to exchange opinions on the most current and problematic issues of military science. Mcdermott and analyst dima adamsky give us a brief synthesis of. In 248 pages the book traces the history of the soviet military forces from 1917 revolution, and reveals their known strengths today. Putins main goal was to reorganize the russian military by making it a tighter and smaller force. Macdonald and janes for the strategic studies center stanford research institute, 1975 ocolc570475470 online version. As the russian invasion of ukraine demonstrates, the u. 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. The book s 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 russia s military strategy as a declining but still formidable global power. How russias world war ii military strategy of deception is.
Renz lays out the context for russias military revival in five chapters, each addressing a different topic. However, the russian leader maintained that russia is preparing to practice, and, in fact, is practicing against the west what it believes the west has. 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. Broadly stated, strategy is the planning, coordination, and general direction of military operations to meet overall political and military objectives. What exactly is russias military strategy in outer space.
The doctrine covers a broad range of measures for military deception, from camouflage to denial and deception. The russian military has been adamant that they do not practice a hybridwar strategy. A brilliant russian military analyst, pavel felgenhauer, famous for his. Mar 12, 2020 this text is from a chapter published in the edited volume. Whether the aim is to give russia and the world a holiday gift or to avoid. After two decades of neglect, the extensive renewal of military equipment is an important component of russias ongoing military modernization. Analyzing the russian way of war modern war institute. How russias world war ii military strategy of deception is alive and well today. The soviet war machine russian military encyclopedia. Which are the best books to read on military tactics and war.
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. Topics included russias military relationship with. The future military strategy for small states and published several articles in peer. 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. In russia s war, a balanced and acute portrayal of a combat theater that claimed more than 40 million soviet lives, richard overy tells the story of how stalin and his commanders held off defeat and engineered the most significant military achievement of the second world war. However, the russian leader maintained that russia is preparing to practice, and, in fact, is practicing against the west what it believes the west has been already been using against russia for some time. The acceptance of military theories of strategy by military professionals, however, has been slow to take. The development of military strategy under contemporary. May 05, 2017 a short introduction into russian military deception called maskirovka. On december 31, 2015, russian president vladimir putin approved a new national security strategy for his country. Moreover, russian leaders do not really have a welldeveloped strategy on how to achieve this in their immediate neighborhood. Army modernization and russian military strategy in europe. So, if you want a handy summary of russianexsoviet military propaganda, were great, anything bad that happened was stalins fault, we love peace, etc. But if youre not prepared to accept russian exsoviet claims on the basis of blind faith, find yourself another author.
Russias military strategy and doctrine brookings institution. In 1944, moscow unleashed a second dday that ended nazi germany. The book reveals that russian officialsboth political and militaryhave engaged in a lively and complex debate about what war is, its nature and its role in international politics. Armys asymmetric warfare group was formed in 2006 to identify gaps in u. 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. Chinas top party leaders have never delegated responsibility for nuclear strategy to senior military officers. On another front, moscow is working on a new anti ballistic missile system. And each section of the book is written by one of the worlds foremost experts on that theme of russias military development. Part one addresses president vladimir putins personality, russian methods of developing strategy, and the russian thought process for evaluating military affairs forecasting, correlation of forces, forms, and methods of thought. Sandor is the author of the book titled irregular warfare. Clausewitz devoted an entire chapter to the topic of military genius in his book, on war clausewitz, on war 1976, rev. It will serve as a strategic base, and it is necessary to create the subsidiary axis. How russias world war ii military strategy of deception. But it also illustrates russias opportunistic strategy to carve out logistical and political gains in africa wherever and whenever it can.
The role of nuclear forces in russian maritime strategy. 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. 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. They discuss the armed forces new equipment, new forces the aerospace forces in. An encyclopedia of russian military equipment and strategy book from salamander books, 1977. Renz lays out the context for russia s military revival in five chapters, each addressing a different topic. 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. Russian postussr foreignpolicymakers have realized how precious political stability in the levant is for safeguarding their geostrategic interests.
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