The article discusses russian motivation in the context of the restructuring of the military industrial complex and the new political districts of the former soviet union. Ideology, politics, and military issues affecting his decisionmaking are discussed. Chapter two represents a detailed look at the development of soviet and now russian military strategy. Russias national security strategy, military doctrine, and some aspects of the military reforms reflect assessments by some russian policymakers that the united states and nato remain concerns, if not threats, to russias security. It was never prosperous, but it was frequently powerful. One more policy brief from the series on russian strategic culture and leadership decisionmaking, written for a collaborative project organized by the marshall center with support from the russia strategy initiative.
The russian military of 2035 center for strategic and. Text of newlyapproved russian military doctrine text of. Summary russias strategy for deterring and, if necessary, defeating nato features a spectrum of nonmilitary and military capabilities that would be mobilized with the goals of shaping the political and operational environment, prevailing in a local conflict, denying. Russian military, ranging from hybrid warfare doctrine, to the role nuclear weapons play in its strategy, to cyber and electromagnetic warfare, to moscows posture in the arctic or. For decades the united states has enjoyed uncontested or dominant superiority in every operating domain. Russias military doctrine encompasses a broad range of potential national security threats, including local, or smallscale wars, regional, or largescale wars, internal and foreign military threats, the russian militarys budget, and a host of militaryrelated. Thanks to the policy of glasnost, it incorporates soviet materials hitherto unavailable in the west.
Russian national security strategy, december 2015 full. The concept of longterm socioeconomic development the russian federation until 2020, strategy the national security of the russian. Russian experiences since the collapse of the soviet union. Assessment, strategy, and threat june 24, 2016 russias actions in crimea, eastern ukraine, and syria have demonstrated the reemergence of the russian military as one of the kremlins most effective foreign policy tools. Russian strategic and military cultures have from earliest times prized and exploited a resource in which russia was rich. Unpacking russias new national security strategy center. The doctrine covers a broad range of measures for military deception, from camouflage to denial and deception. Throughout, the navy retained, with some adjustment for the passing years and events, many of the basic organizational. 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. Included in the assessment are several thoughts from some us and russian specialists with key insights into political thought in moscow.
Pdf the military doctrine of the russian federation. Russias conventional precision strike capabilities. 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. Since russia possesses far greater conventional military capabilities than iran, the kremlins national military strategys is composed of air and artillery support for the regimes forces. 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. Understanding how russian military capabilities will develop over the. Adopted a decade after the doctrine on information security, the russian military doctrine identifies a number of instruments for protecting russias national. Whether the aim is to give russia and the world a holiday gift or to avoid notice, this. Specifically, they drew lessons from interventions in. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. The russian empire subverted the assumption that political and military power requires a strong economy.
The current strategy is based on the unbreakable interconnection and interdependence of the russian federations national security and the countrys socioeconomic development. Adopted a decade after the doctrine on information security, the russian military doctrine identifies a number of instruments for protecting russias national interests, including information government of russia 2010. The development of military strategy under contemporary conditions. To examine how chinas approach to military strategy is changing, this chapter compares the 20 edition of. This concept could be a general philosophy for military planning, suggesting a priority for wellscoped objectives and just enough forces to accomplish those objectives. Russia s 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. Russian military strategy, operational tactics and objective in syria russian military intervention in syria started around september 2015, after an official request from the syrias. The russians defeated napoleon and hitler and confronted the far wealthier americans for more than four decades in the cold war, in spite of having a less developed or less advanced. The purpose of this report is to examine russian military strategy and how it was shaped by the 2008 russia georgia war in order to understand moscows military objectives in the current conflict in. Oct 11, 2017 its amazing how little has changed in the strategic outlook of the russian military in the past few decades. The chapter examines strategic thought from the time of. Russian military deception, sometimes known as maskirovka russian.
The russian military is views on escalation management are a subject of considerable interest, and debate, in u. The russian federations military policy is aimed at deterring and. Chapter two represents a detailed look at the development of. The 20 publication of the science of military strategy is an essential source for understanding how chinas thinking about military strategy is changing. The military doctrine takes account of the fundamental provisions of the 2000 military doctrine of the russian federation, the concept for the longterm socioeconomic development of the russian federation for the period through 2020, the russian federation national security strategy through 2020, and also the relevant. During the new look military reform of the russian armed forces, the development of russian military aviation become a priority.
This report offers an overview of the main debates in russian military thought on deterrence and escalation management in the postcold war. Makhnin to describe that reflexive control attempts to manipulate and confuse the decision maker of the targeted organization to paralyze the adversarys decision makers intelligent creative activity. The military doctrine takes into account the main provisions. The military doctrine takes into account the main provisions the concept of longterm socioeconomic development the russian federation until 2020, strategy the national security of the russian federation until 2020, and the relevant provisions of the foreign policy concept of the russian federation, the. The general staff and the academy of military science continue to keep strategic thought in sync with future war scenarios and. These are reiterated in subsequent policy documents, including the russian military doctrine of 2010. Russias reorganized and rearmed armed forces are neither invincible nor still broken and incapable. Knowing where and when russia is likely to commit economic, military, or diplomatic resources can. The general staff and the academy of military science continue to keep strategic thought in sync with future war scenarios and hightech developments, such as hypersonic missiles. Soviet military strategy a translation from the russian of v. After two decades of neglect, the extensive renewal of military equipment is an important component of russias ongoing military modernization.
Russias strategy for deterring and, if necessary, defeating nato features a. Tomas malmlof, swedish defence research agency, will join csis for a discussion on the longterm implications of russian military acquisitions. Russias conventional precision strike capabilities, regional crises, and nuclear thresholds. 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. The main threats to russian security, as identified by russias political and military leadership, are spelled out in the most recent edition of the countrys military doctrine announced in december 2014 see the english translation of the doctrine. The future of the russian military rand corporation.
But instead of dividing russia watchers both at home and abroad along the usual lines, it has provoked a much more varied response. The development of military strategy under contemporary. 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. From 2008 to 2015, the air force received more than 350 new combat planes and about 1,000 new helicopters, as well. Analyzing russian strategy can help prevent unwelcome surprises. If strategy of limited action appears in the new russian military doctrine, this inclusion will have several implications.
The current strategy is the basis for shaping and implementing state policy in the sphere of safeguarding the russian federations national security. In addition to vast structural changes, its aircraft inventory was significantly updated. Russian national security strategy, december 2015 fulltext. In russian military science, the term operational art is a sphere of military affairs interconnecting strategy and tactics, and it also means the theory and practice of achieving strategic goals through design, organization, and conduct of campaigns. Russias conventional precision strike capabilities, regional. Second, russias conventional precisionstrike capabilities will augment but not replace nuclear weap. Russian interests and strategy preventing escalation in the. Assessing russias reorganized and rearmed military. Sep 09, 2019 if strategy of limited action appears in the new russian military doctrine, this inclusion will have several implications. There is good reason to broaden our understanding of russian strategy in the middle east. First, in terms of equipment, experience, attitude, confidence, and more, the russian military is a radically different force from the one that began the process of transformation in 2008. From 2008 to 2015, the air force received more than 350 new combat planes and about 1,000 new helicopters, as well as hundreds of air defense systems.
Its amazing how little has changed in the strategic outlook of the russian military in the past few decades. Former russian navy commander maxim sepovalenko, a military expert at the russian think tank center for the analysis of strategies and technologies, suggests that the new doctrine is built on a strategy preparing for an imminent confrontation with the us and its allies. On december 31, 2015, russian president vladimir putin approved a new national security strategy for his country. Several sections of this brief are based on previous work on russiachina cooperation that was coauthored with.
Pdf military strategy and the three levels of warfare. In the dog days of august 2008, a column of russian tanks and troops rolled across the republic of georgias northern border and into south ossetia, sparking a war that was over almost before it began. The most recent revision of the military doctrine was approved in 2014. The new russian naval doctrine center for international. Second, russias conventional precisionstrike capabilities will augment but not replace nuclear weapons in deterrence, intrawar deterrence, and warfi ghting roles. By the early 1970s, the following principles dominated soviet operational art and tactics. Russian actions and methods against the united states and nato. Force structure, tactics, and modernization of the russian ground forces. May 24, 2017 after two decades of neglect, the extensive renewal of military equipment is an important component of russias ongoing military modernization. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Breaking down iran and russias military strategy in syria. Analyzing the russian way of war modern war institute. Mar 28, 2018 israeli scholar dmitry adamsky refers to a fourtoone ratio of nonkinetic and military activities in russian operations such as the annexation of crimea.
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. Based on what we know now, what can we predict about how russias procurement plans will. The russian military in contemporary perspective u. According to these guidelines, the most serious military risk that russia faces is the. 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. Russias military doctrine dictates the use of nuclear weapons in response to any nonnuclear assault on russian territory. However, the structure of discussions among russian military analysts, plus their evolution over time, have not been a focus of significant attention. However, just like iran, russia also has to take into account the chronic lack of manpower in its theaterlevel and operationallevel strategic planning. Cover the cover illustration highlights the words russia and military strategy. To examine how chinas approach to military strategy is changing, this chapter compares the 20 edition of the science of military strategy with the 2001 edition. Sep 22, 2017 in russian military strategy, russian analyst timothy thomas quotes v. Numerous successive revisions of military doctrine have been promulgated since 1990. Main tasks of the russian federations military policy are determined by the president of the russian federation in accordance with the federal legislation, the national security strategy of the russian federation for the period up to 2020 and the military doctrine. 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.
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