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Russian Military Strategy: Core Tenets and Operational Concepts

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Russia’s military strategy of “active defense” blends defensive and offensive constructs and seeks to answer perceived forms of undeclared warfare.

forms of nonkinetic attack, like electronic warfare, are foremost in Russian military considerations. Michael Kofman Anya Fink /reports/2021/08

AI and Autonomy in Russia

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Comprehensive overview shows Russia sees AI as vital to military and societal success, but talent shortages and neglect of private initiatives stymie progress.

Chesnut Dmitry Gorenburg Michael Kofman Kasey Stricklin Julian Waller

Russian Strategy for Escalation Management: Debates

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This report offers an overview of the main debates in Russian military thought on deterrence and escalation management in the post-Cold War period, based on authoritative publications. It explores discussions by Russian military analysts and strategists on “regional nuclear deterrence,” namely the structure of a two-level deterrence system (regional and global); debates on “nonnuclear deterrence” and the role of strategic conventional weapons in escalation management; as well as writings on the evolution of damage concepts toward ones that reflect damage that is tailored to the adversary. Russian military thinking on damage informs the broader discourse on ways and means to shift an opponent’s calculus in an escalating conflict. The report concludes with summaries of recent articles that reflect ongoing discourse on the evolution of Russia’s strategic deterrence system and key trends in Russian military thought on escalation management.

structure, and responding to developments in the United States. Anya Fink Michael Kofman /reports/2020/04/DIM-2020-U-026101-Final.pdf /reports/2020/04/DIM-2020-U-026101-Final.png /reports/2020/04

Russian Strategy for Escalation Management: Key Concepts

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This report examines evolving debates within the Russian military on questions of “escalation management,” or intra-war deterrence.

, or end the war.  Michael Kofman Anya Fink /reports/2020/04/DRM-2019-U-022455-1Rev.pdf /reports/2020/04/DRM-2019-U-022455-1Rev.png /reports/2020/04/RussianEscalationPageImage.jpg Russia Studies

cna talks: Foreign Policy Advice for the New Administration

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In light of this month’s presidential transition, six CNA analysts sat down to discuss foreign policy advice for the next administration. From Asia to Europe to the Middle East, the commentators covered some of the key areas of concern for the upcoming year and beyond. Topics included: North Korea’s nuclear capabilities Russia’s relationships with NATO, Syria and Turkey The Iran nuclear deal Chinese national interests The South China Sea Cyber threats Listen in for informed analysis on China, North Korea, Russia and more.

leadership analyst and has spent the last 20 years developing methodologies for examining leadership dynamics of hard target regimes. Michael Kofman, a CNA analyst, has extensive experience ... Russian Navy: Part 1 - Toward Smaller Ships and Professional Sailors" by Michael Kofman and Norman Polmar in   Proceedings Magazine , also available on Michael Kofman’s blog,   Russian Military ... ) and Chief Financial Officer for the U.S. Department of Defense. Dr. Michael Connell is a Middle East specialist and the director of CNA’s Adversary Analytics Program. Dr. David Finkelstein is the vice

cna talks: U.S. Withdrawal From Syria

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Following the administration’s December 2018 announcement that U.S. forces would withdraw from Syria, CNA experts Michael Kofman and David Wallsh discuss how this will affect the state of play between U.S. allies and adversaries in the region. They question whether the U.S. has in fact defeated ISIS in Syria, and discuss how the withdrawal may leave the area vulnerable to a resurgence and to ongoing conflict between Turkey and the Kurdish fighters, both allies of the U.S. Kofman posits that the withdrawal will further Russian interests, while Wallsh adds that it may also play a role in a war of attrition between Iran and Israel.

U.S. Withdrawal From Syria Following the administration’s December 2018 announcement that U.S. forces would withdraw from Syria, CNA experts Michael Kofman and David Wallsh discuss how ... of Defense for Policy, including in support of the 2013-2014 Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, counter-ISIS policy, and the U.S.-Jordanian bilateral relationship. Michael Kofman   is an expert ... vulnerable to a resurgence and to ongoing conflict between Turkey and the Kurdish fighters, both allies of the U.S. Kofman posits that the withdrawal will further Russian interests, while Wallsh adds