Russian Warfare and Influence : states in the intersection between East and West / Niklas Nilsson, Mikael Weissmann, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nilsson, Niklas, editor.

Weissmann, Mikael, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Military history.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2024.

Summary:

"The open access anthology takes a holistic approach to how Russia carries out hybrid warfare against its neighboring countries - states at the intersection between the East and West. The volume addresses the vulnerabilities of these countries to Russian influence and hybrid warfare tactics, as well as their responses to this security challenge. It covers local developments in states such as Ukraine, Belarus, Finland, Armenia, Serbia, analyzing specific scenarios and practices to develop the current conceptual understanding of hybrid warfare as a phenomenon"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

<B>1. Introduction</b>

Dr Niklas Nilsson & Dr Mikael Weissmann, Swedish Defence University, Sweden <b>2. The Baltic states</b>

Dr Janis Berzins, Director at the Center for Security and Strategic Research, National Defence Academy of Latvia, Riga, Latvia <b>3. Finland</b>

Dr Sinikukka Saari, Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA), Helsinki, Finland <b>4. Ukraine</b>

Dr Hanna Shelest, Director of Security Programmes at Foreign Policy Council "Ukrainian Prism" and Editor-in-Chief at U.A.: Ukraine Analytica, Ukraine <b>5. Belarus</b>- U.S. Author <b>6. Moldova and Transnistria</b>

Dr Johan Engvall, Deputy Research Director, Russia and Eurasia Studies programme (RUFS), Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI), Sweden <b>7. Armenia, Azerbaijan and Nagorno-Karabakh</b>

Dr Niklas Nilsson, Senior Lecturer of War Studies and co-convenor of the Hybrid Warfare Research Group (HWRG), Swedish Defence University, Sweden. <b>8. Montenegro </b>- Dr Mikel Weissmann, Head of Research / Deputy Head, Land Operations Section, Swedish Defence University; Associate Professor in War studies and co-convenor of the Hybrid Warfare Research Group (HWRG). <b>9. Georgia </b>- Shota Utiashvili, Senior Fellow, Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies (GFSIS), Tbilisi, Georgia <b>10. Serbia/Western Balkans</b>

U.S. Author <b>11. Conclusion: Russian Hybrid Warfare and Influence in Small States</b>

Mikael Weissmann & Niklas Nilsson, Swedish Defence University.

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