Russian strategy Expansion, crisis and conflict

Bibliographic Data

ID11221473
AuthorsKeith B Payne (National Institute for Public Policy, corresponding author), JOHN S FOSTER (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)
Year2017
Volume36
Issue1
Pages1-89
Publication date2017-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueComparative Strategy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0149-5933 • E-ISSN: 1521-0448
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01495933.2017.1277121
OpenAlexW2596283391
LanguageEN
Citations received16

Russian foreign military actions, defense initiatives, markedly expanded conventional and nuclear arms programs, internal repression, and egregious arms control non-compliance are elements of an increasingly assertive and threatening agenda. In this text, we call out and examine the apparent grand strategy underlying Russian policies, programs and behavior.This examination demonstrates that Russian grand strategy now includes a deeply-troubling mix of ingredients, including increasing hostility toward the West, expanding conventional and nuclear weapons programs, a military doctrine that place much greater emphasis on nuclear weapons and military campaigns against neighboring states.These developments have created the potential for escalating political military crises in Europe and may be more dangerous than were Soviet Cold War policies and behavior. In particular, contemporary Russian nuclear strategy is intended to coerce the West and enforce Moscow's expansionist moves with nuclear first-use threats and planning that go well beyond Soviet Cold War behavior

Adversary · Arms control · Cold war · Computer security · Doctrine · Expansionism · Foreign policy · Grand strategy · Hostility · Military doctrine · Nuclear weapon · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Law · Nuclear Issues and Defense · Psychology

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