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The Russian Understanding of War

Blurring the Lines between War and Peace

Oscar Jonsson (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

208 Seiten

2019
Georgetown University Press (Verlag)
978-1-62616-733-9 (ISBN)

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This book analyzes the evolution of Russian military thought and how Russia's current thinking about war is reflected in recent crises. While other books describe current Russian practice, Oscar Jonsson provides the long view to show how Russian military strategic thinking has developed from the Bolshevik Revolution to the present. He closely examines Russian primary sources including security doctrines and the writings and statements of Russian military theorists and political elites. What Jonsson reveals is that Russia's conception of the very nature of war is now changing, as Russian elites see information warfare and political subversion as the most important ways to conduct contemporary war. Since information warfare and political subversion are below the traditional threshold of armed violence, this has blurred the boundaries between war and peace. Jonsson also finds that Russian leaders have, particularly since 2011/12, considered themselves to be at war with the United States and its allies, albeit with non-violent means. This book provides much needed context and analysis to be able to understand recent Russian interventions in Crimea and eastern Ukraine, how to deter Russia on the eastern borders of NATO, and how the West must also learn to avoid inadvertent escalation.

Oscar Jonsson is during 2019 Director of the Stockholm Free World Forum (Frivärld), a Swedish foreign and security policy think tank, and associated researcher at the Swedish Defence University. Previously, he was a subject-matter expert at the Policy and Plans Department at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters. Jonsson holds a PhD from the Department of War Studies, King’s College London.

Introduction

1 The Soviet Understanding of War Soviet Military Science The Cause of War The Nature of War War as an Instrument of Politics Evgeny Messner Conclusion

2 The Russian Understanding of War after the Dissolution of the Soviet Union The 1990s: Continuity The 2000s: Confusion The 2010s: Change Conclusion

3 Information Warfare The Information Security Doctrines Information-Technical Warfare Information-Psychological Warfare Conclusion

4 Color Revolutions The Political View The Military View Conclusion

Conclusion Policy Implications

References IndexAbout the Author

Erscheinungsdatum	29.09.2019
Verlagsort	Washington, DC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	467 g
Themenwelt	Informatik ► Software Entwicklung ► Spieleprogrammierung
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-10	1-62616-733-8 / 1626167338
ISBN-13	978-1-62616-733-9 / 9781626167339
Zustand	Neuware