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Plans and Strategy
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CNA experts in strategy and plans have advised Marine Corps, Navy, homeland security senior leaders for decades, including analysis for today’s force designs.
://warontherocks.com/2020/11/getting-the-fait-accompli-problem-right-in-u-s-strategy/ Getting the Fait Accompli Problem Right in U.S. Strategy Michael Kofman writes in War on the Rocks that the fait
coming in from the cold: Active Measures
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In 1983,   The Patriot , an Indian newspaper with longstanding Soviet connections, printed an anonymous letter from New York, claiming that AIDS had actually been developed by the U.S. government as a bioweapon.  At the time, the story had little impact, but by late 1985 the story took off. As AIDS spread around the world, people were desperate for an explanation of the terrifying new disease. By the end of the year the story had run in 12 other countries. And where did this pack of lies originate? It was a prime example of Soviet disinformation. Guests Michael Kofman and Kasey Stricklin join our host, Bill Rosenau, to discuss Soviet disinformation tactics and how they compare to methods used by the Russian Federation today.
. By the end of the year the story had run in 12 other countries. And where did this pack of lies originate? It was a prime example of Soviet disinformation. Guests Michael Kofman and Kasey Stricklin join our host, Bill Rosenau, to discuss Soviet disinformation tactics and how they compare to methods used by the Russian Federation today. Active Measures Michael Kofman   is the director of CNA’s Russia Program. His research focuses on security issues in Russia and the former Soviet Union, specializing in defense and military analysis. Michael has advised senior military and government
The Russian Way of War
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Through work generously funded by a grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, CNA fills a critical gap in the understanding Russian military affairs.
on the Russia-Ukraine War U.S. Intelligence Helped Ukraine Strike Russian Flagship, Officials Say The New York Times, May 5, 2022 Russia Studies Program Director Michael Kofman comments on Ukrainian forces ... for the Donbas region of Ukraine. Russia readies for major assault on eastern Ukraine, beginning ‘second chapter’ of war PBS, April 11, 2022 Michael Kofman joins PBS NewsHour to assess ... Military’s Debacle in Ukraine The New Yorker, March 11, 2022 In a detailed Q&A with The New Yorker’s Isaac Chotiner, Michael Kofman examines the Russian military’s early strategic errors
cna talks: Helsinki Summit
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CNA's Russia experts  Jeffrey Edmonds   and   Michael Kofman  recap the Helsinki Summit to break down what has been overplayed or overlooked in the debate, what the Russians hoped to get out of the meeting and did or didn't achieve, and the nuances which are often lost in translation between the U.S. and Russian policy communities. They also outline some of the struggles the U.S. faces in determining policy goals at the same time as framing a new strategic vision.
Helsinki Summit CNA's Russia experts  Jeffrey Edmonds   and   Michael Kofman  recap the Helsinki Summit to break down what has been overplayed or overlooked in the debate, what the Russians hoped ... on the Russian military, foreign policy, Russian threat perceptions, and Russian information operations. Michael Kofman  is an expert on Russia, Eurasia and Pakistan. His research focuses on security issues in Russia and the former Soviet Union, specializing in defense and military analysis. Kofman has advised senior military and government officials on Russia, Eurasia and Pakistan and represented
cna talks: Moscow Conference on International Security
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Russia experts  Michael Kofman  and  Jeffrey Edmonds  share their experience attending the Moscow Conference on International Security in April 2018. They discuss the importance of understanding how Russian defense ministers view Russia’s relationships with the U.S., E.U., Syria, and China, and the general tone of structural confrontation demonstrated at the conference. Attending the conference allowed them to see first-hand that these officials have a fundamentally different understanding of reality than their American counterparts.
Moscow Conference on International Security Russia experts  Michael Kofman  and  Jeffrey Edmonds  share their experience attending the Moscow Conference on International Security in April 2018 ... Conference on International Security Biographies Michael Kofman   is an expert on Russia, Eurasia and Pakistan. His research focuses on security issues in Russia and the former Soviet Union, specializing in defense and military analysis. Kofman has advised senior military and government officials on Russia, Eurasia and Pakistan and represented the Department of Defense on numerous occasions before
coming in from the cold: The Chernobyl Meltdown: Past and Present
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On April 26, 1986, reactor No.4 of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded, triggering one of the worst man-made disasters in human history. Today, Chernobyl is back in the news as the site of one of the first battles in the Russia-Ukraine War. In this episode of Coming in From the Cold, Steve Wills sits down with Michael Kofman and Mary Chesnut, from CNA’s Russia Studies program. They discuss the impact that the Chernobyl accident had on the Ukrainian people, and the strategic value of the site today. *Listener note: this episode was recorded on March 24, 2022, before reports emerged that Russian troops stationed in Chernobyl developed “acute radiation sickness.” Biographies Michael Kofman   is the director of CNA’s Russia Studies Program. He is an expert in Russian armed forces, military thought, capabilities, and strategy. Mr. Kofman is also a Senior Editor at War on the Rocks, where he regularly authors articles on strategy, the Russian military and Russian decision-making. Twitter:   https://twitter.com/KofmanMichael Mary Chesnut is an associate research analyst with CNA’s Russia Studies Program. Prior to joining CNA, she was the program manager of the Nuclear Security Working Group a non-partisan organization at George Washington University. Twitter:   https://twitter.com/nuke_nerd
of one of the first battles in the Russia-Ukraine War. In this episode of Coming in From the Cold, Steve Wills sits down with Michael Kofman and Mary Chesnut, from CNA’s Russia Studies program ... emerged that Russian troops stationed in Chernobyl developed “acute radiation sickness.” Biographies Michael Kofman   is the director of CNA’s Russia Studies Program. He is an expert in Russian armed forces, military thought, capabilities, and strategy. Mr. Kofman is also a Senior Editor at War on the Rocks, where he regularly authors articles on strategy, the Russian military and Russian
Analytic Framework for Emulating Russian Decision Making
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The purpose of this report is to propose an analytical framework for emulating Russian decision-making in the national security realm. The framework is paired with a methodology that allows the user to systematically examine what Russian decision- making would look like in response to a foreign policy crisis. The framework is presented in the first section and then applied to three potential crisis scenarios in Eastern Europe. The analytical structure presented is meant to be used as a guideline. It offers potential answers, tools, and a systematic method for emulation that allows users to formulate decision-trees for Russian actions on the basis of reasonable assumptions about how Russia might act in various situations. The final product can be further developed and refined on the basis of observation of Russian actions in future interactions with its adversaries and behavior in crisis situations.
new potential paths for the conflict to deviate unanticipated by those involved. Dmitry Gorenburg Michael Kofman /reports/2017/Emulating-Russian-Decision-Making.pdf
Russian Military Logistics in the Ukraine War
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Analysis of Russian military logistics (reformed in 2010) in the Russia-Ukraine war, finds despite setbacks, Russian logistics have been generally successful.
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Russian Military Strategy Core Tenets and Concepts
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Exploring the core tenets of Russian military strategy and associated operational concepts, situating its role within the Russian system of knowledge on military security.
 such as electronic warfare, is foremost in Russian military considerations. Michael Kofman Anya Fink /reports/2021/10/Russian-Military%20-Strategy-Core-Tenets-and-Operational-Concepts.pdf
Russian Approaches to Competition
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Russian strategy is best characterized as offensive, seeking to revise the status quo, resulting in an activist foreign policy. The strategy does not eschew selective engagement in areas of mutual interest, but it is not premised on accommodation, concessions, or acceptance of the current balance of power. Instead, it emphasizes building the military means necessary for direct competition, and using them to enable indirect approaches for pursuing state objectives. Direct means range from conventional and nuclear force modernization, expansion of force structure in the European theater, exercises, brinksmanship, and use of force to attain vital interests. They deter US responses, threaten escalation, and create freedom of maneuver for Russian foreign policy. These are principally ways of compressing the opponent, and focusing on the main theater in the competition, which for Moscow is Europe. Indirect means in turn include military deployments abroad to peripheral theaters, covert action, use of proxies and mercenary groups, political warfare and information confrontation. These instruments are interrelated, with direct approaches, tied closely to military capability or classical forms of deterrence, enabling the indirect approach, which is the principal way by which Moscow pursues political aims. The logic of Russian strategy is that absent the ability to generate strong economic or technological means, Moscow is best served with approaches that reduce US performance by disorganizing its opponent's efforts, reducing cohesion, and employing asymmetric means in the competition.
, and employing asymmetric means in competition. Michael Kofman Dmitry Gorenburg /reports/2021/10/Russian-Approaches-to-Competition.pdf /reports/2021/10/Russian-Approaches-to-Competition.PNG
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