The turning point for Russian foreign policy / Keir Giles.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Giles, Keir, author.

Contributor:

Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute, publisher.

Army War College (U.S.). Press, publisher.

Series:

Letort papers

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National security--Russia (Federation).

National security.

Russia (Federation)--Foreign relations.

Russia (Federation).

Russia (Federation)--Military policy.

Diplomatic relations.

Military policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 57 pages).

Place of Publication:

Carlisle, PA : Strategic Studies Institute and U.S. Army War College Press, 2017.

Summary:

"This Letort Paper analyzes the drivers of assertive military action by Russia, as exemplified by interventions in Ukraine and Syria. It identifies key turning points in Russia's perception of external threat, and the roots of Russian responses to this threat making use of a capacity for military, political, and diplomatic leverage that has been greatly enhanced in the current decade. Color revolutions, the Arab Spring, and Western intervention in Libya are all highlighted as key influencers leading to a Russian assessment that the developments in Ukraine and Syria presented direct security challenges to Russia, which needed to be addressed through direct action. This Letort Paper concludes with a range of policy recommendations intended to mitigate the risk of confrontation with Russia through an imperfect understanding of Russian security perspectives"--Publisher's web site.

Contents:

Introduction

Prehistory

Threat perception

Instability

Before Libya

The Arab Spring

Libya

Information warfare

Exclusion of Russia

The near abroad

Syria, 2013

Syria, 2015

Russia is back

Outlook and implications

Summary of policy recommendations. General issues

Bilateral U.S.-Russia relations

Defense and security issues

Implications for the U.S. Army

Appendix I: The Muscovite mindset.

Notes:

"May 2017."

Paper version available for sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 40-52)

Online resource, PDF version; title from PDF title page (SSI, viewed June 2, 2017).

Other Format:

Print version: Giles, Keir. Turning point for Russian foreign policy

OCLC:

988774634