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Will to fight of private military actors : applying cognitive maneuver to Russian private forces / Molly Dunigan and Anthony Atler.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dunigan, Molly, author.
- Atler, Anthony, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Private military companies--Russia (Federation).
- Private military companies.
- Private security services--Russia (Federation).
- Private security services.
- Mercenary troops--Russia (Federation).
- Mercenary troops.
- Psychological warfare--United States.
- Psychological warfare.
- Civilian Military Workforce.
- Major Combat Operations.
- Military Force Deployment.
- Russia.
- Local Subjects:
- Civilian Military Workforce.
- Major Combat Operations.
- Military Force Deployment.
- Russia.
- Other Title:
- Will to Fight of Private Military Actors
- Place of Publication:
- RAND Corporation 2023
- Summary:
- In Syria, Ukraine, several African countries, and other conflict hotspots around the globe, private contractors are operating on behalf of, yet are ostensibly separate from, the Russian state. Reliance on these actors allows Russia to expand its military footprint while maintaining plausible deniability of direct involvement in major combat operations and competition short of armed conflict. The United States and its allies may be able to counter these actors and diminish their will to fight through cognitive maneuver, a concept that emphasizes changing minds and behaviors as a path to victory. An adaptation of the RAND-developed military will-to-fight model highlights opportunities to counter Russia's use of private military actors using cognitive maneuver. Accompanying multimethod qualitative analyses found potential vulnerabilities at the individual, team, organizational, state, and societal levels that could be targeted to diminish the motivation to fight among individual contractor personnel, the relationships between Russian private military companies and the Russian government and armed forces, and public opinion on the use of contractors and their treatment.
- Contents:
- Chapter One: Understanding the Will to Fight of Private Military Actors
- Chapter Two: Russia's Private Military Actors
- Chapter Three: Applying the Will-to-Fight Model to Private Military Actors
- Chapter Four: Conclusions, Recommendations, and Next Steps
- Appendix: Glossary of Terms.
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