| ID | 156920 |
| Title Proper | Russian strategy expansion, crisis and conflict |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Payne, Keith B ; Foster, John S |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Russian foreign military actions, defense initiatives, markedly expanded conventional and nuclear arms programs, internal repression, and egregious arms control non-compliance are elements of an increasingly assertive and threatening agenda. In this text, we call out and examine the apparent grand strategy underlying Russian policies, programs and behavior.
This examination demonstrates that Russian grand strategy now includes a deeply-troubling mix of ingredients, including increasing hostility toward the West, expanding conventional and nuclear weapons programs, a military doctrine that place much greater emphasis on nuclear weapons and military campaigns against neighboring states.
These developments have created the potential for escalating political military crises in Europe and may be more dangerous than were Soviet Cold War policies and behavior. In particular, contemporary Russian nuclear strategy is intended to coerce the West and enforce Moscow's expansionist moves with nuclear first-use threats and planning that go well beyond Soviet Cold War behavior. |
| `In' analytical Note | Comparative Strategy Vol. 36, No.1-5; 2017: p.1-89 |
| Journal Source | Comparative Strategy Vol: 36 No 1-5 |
| Key Words | Conflict ; crisis ; Russian Strategy Expansion ; Russian Foreign Military Actions |