Russian civil-military relations

Deriving in part from its Soviet past, Russia's military doctrine represents more than just a road map of how to fight the nation's wars; it also specifies threats to national interests, in this case the United States, NATO and international terrorism. Against this background, Robert Brann...

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Main Author: Brannon, Robert (Robert Burl) 1950- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London Routledge Ashgate Publishing 2009
Series:Military strategy and operational art
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Russian Civil-Military Relationsin Transition
  • 2. Military Doctrine and Security Strategy in Modern Russia
  • 3. Past as Prologue: Setting the Scene, 1996-1998
  • 4. Case I: The Russians Are Coming! The Race to Pristina Airport, June 1999
  • 5. Case II: The Second Road to War in Chechnya: Dagestan, July-September 1999
  • 6. Case III: High Seas Tragedy and Military Melodrama: The Submarine Kursk Tragedy, August 2000
  • 7. Conclusions; Epilogue Russia and Georgia: The Summer of 2008