Russia In Afghanistan And Chechnya Military Strategic Culture And The Paradoxes Of Asymmetric Conflict
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Russia In Afghanistan And Chechnya Military Strategic Culture And The Paradoxes Of Asymmetric Conflict
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Author : Robert M. Cassidy
language : en
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Release Date : 2022
Russia In Afghanistan And Chechnya Military Strategic Culture And The Paradoxes Of Asymmetric Conflict written by Robert M. Cassidy and has been published by DIANE Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022 with categories.
Russia In Afghanistan And Chechnya
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Author : Robert M. Cassidy
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003-02-28
Russia In Afghanistan And Chechnya written by Robert M. Cassidy and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-02-28 with categories.
On Christmas Eve in 1979, Soviet forces conducted a conventional assault on Kabul and other key points in Afghanistan with the aim of implanting a stable Soviet-friendly government and of quelling an insurrection. Almost 10 years later, Soviet forces withdrew after suffering close to 14,000 killed, leaving behind a very precarious pro-Soviet government and an ongoing civil war. In December 1994, Russian forces invaded Chechnya, employing almost the same conventional template used in Afghanistan. On New Year's Eve 1994, Russian forces launched their main assault on Grozny, initially suffering huge losses and meeting with failure. The goals in Chechnya were almost the same as the goals sought in Afghanistan 15 years earlier, to implant a pro-Russian government and to stabilize the Chechen republic. Russian forces pulled out of Chechnya almost 2 years later after suffering close to 6000 killed, having failed to meet their objectives. As a great power, the Soviet Union failed to win a small war in Afghanistan. As a former great power, Russia failed to win in Chechnya. In both cases, Soviet/Russian forces possessed a technological advantage and a latent numerical advantage in forces. In both cases, Soviet/Russian forces fought conventionally against an adversary who fought unconventionally. In both conflicts, the Russians faced ideologically-driven indigenous movements fighting for independence. The significant differences between Afghanistan and Chechnya were: 1) the structure of the international system underwent an enormous change, from bipolar to unipolar; and 2) Russia ceased to be a great power. Notwithstanding these two enormous changes, this study postulates that one would observe continuity in Russian military-strategic cultural preferences in Chechnya because not enough time elapsed between the end of the Cold War and the conflict in Chechnya for a cultural change to occur, military cultural change normally takes 5-10 years. Thus, one would expect to observe continuity in Russian preferences for the use of force, these preferences should reflect a focus on the big war, or conventional, paradigm for war.
Strategic Culture And Ways Of War
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Author : Lawrence Sondhaus
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2006-08-21
Strategic Culture And Ways Of War written by Lawrence Sondhaus and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-08-21 with History categories.
This study will provide a badly-needed survey and synopsis of the scholarly literature on strategic culture and ways of war.
Security Assistance U S And International Historical Perspectives Proceedings Of The Combat Studies Institute 2006 Military History Symposium
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language : en
Publisher: Government Printing Office
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Security Assistance U S And International Historical Perspectives Proceedings Of The Combat Studies Institute 2006 Military History Symposium written by and has been published by Government Printing Office this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Military assistance categories.
Product Description: The proceedings from the Combat Studies Institute's 2006 Military History Symposium presents historical research, analysis and policy recommendations on the topic of Security Assistance and the training of indigenous forces.
Great Powers Small Wars
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Author : Larisa Deriglazova
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2020-03-03
Great Powers Small Wars written by Larisa Deriglazova and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-03 with History categories.
A sophisticated appraisal of the problem of asymmetric conflict in the post–World War II period. In a sophisticated combination of quantitative research and two in-depth case studies, Larisa Deriglazova surveys armed conflicts post World War II in which one power is much stronger than the other. She then focuses on the experiences of British decolonization after World War II and the United States in the 2003 Iraq war. Great Powers, Small Wars employs several large databases to identify basic characteristics and variables of wars between enemies of disproportionate power. Case studies examine the economics, domestic politics, and international factors that ultimately shaped military events more than military capacity and strategy.
Routledge Handbook Of Strategic Culture
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Author : Kerry M. Kartchner
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2023-10-11
Routledge Handbook Of Strategic Culture written by Kerry M. Kartchner and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-10-11 with History categories.
This handbook offers a collection of cutting-edge essays on all aspects of strategic culture by a mix of international scholars, consultants, military officers, and policymakers. The volume explicitly addresses the analytical conundrums faced by scholars who wish to employ or generate strategic cultural insights, with substantive commentary on defining and scoping strategic culture, analytic frameworks and approaches, levels of analysis, sources of strategic culture, and modalities of change in strategic culture. The chapters engage strategic culture at the civilizational, regional, supra-national, national, non-state actor, and organizational levels. The volume is divided into five thematic parts, which will appeal to both students who are new to the subject and scholars who wish to incorporate strategic culture into their toolbox of analytical techniques. Part I assesses the evolving theoretical strengths and weaknesses of the field. Part II lays out elements of the theoretical and methodological foundations of the field, including sources and components of strategic culture. Part III presents a number of national strategic cultural profiles, representing the state of contemporary strategic culture scholarship. Part IV addresses the utility of strategic culture for practitioners and scholars. Part V summarizes the key theoretical and practical insights offered by the volume’s contributors. This handbook will be of much interest to students of strategic studies, defense studies, security studies, and international relations in general, as well as to professional practitioners.
Strategic Culture And Weapons Of Mass Destruction
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Author : K. Kartchner
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2009-01-05
Strategic Culture And Weapons Of Mass Destruction written by K. Kartchner and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-01-05 with Political Science categories.
This book describes strategic culture and its value as a methodological approach to the study of International Relations. In particular, the book uses strategic culture to illuminate a number of case studies on countries that have made decisions regarding the acquisition, proliferation or use of weapons of mass destruction.
The Sources Of Russian Foreign Policy Assertiveness
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Author : Angela Borozna
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2022-01-31
The Sources Of Russian Foreign Policy Assertiveness written by Angela Borozna and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-01-31 with Political Science categories.
This book explores the sources of Russia’s foreign policy conduct since the end of the Cold War. It is aimed at those interested in Russian foreign policy, international security, and diplomacy. The book embraces an eclectic approach by applying insights from several strands of IR theory, exploring both international and domestic sources. The author argues that Russian foreign policy is influenced by the country’s strategic culture, which exhibits some persistent elements inherited from Russia’s imperial past and from Soviet times. The challenges to Russia’s security interests from Western policies led to an increase in Russian foreign policy assertiveness. As a result, Russia is becoming more committed to Eurasian integration and nurturing relations with China. This book further argues that Russia’s relations with the post-Soviet states have been and will remain a priority of its foreign relations and, therefore, Russia is likely to continue challenging any Western interference in these states. The author maintains that geoeconomics and the protection of overseas economic interests are becoming more prominent in Russia’s foreign policy calculus. The role of domestic factors in the country’s foreign policy, such as authoritarianism, regime vulnerability, and the role of political factions, is also examined.
The Oxford Handbook Of War
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Author : Julian Lindley-French
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2012-01-19
The Oxford Handbook Of War written by Julian Lindley-French and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-01-19 with History categories.
This comprehensive study explores the history, theory, ethics and practice of war in the 21st century.
War And Peace In The Caucasus
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Author : Vicken Cheterian
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2011-03-12
War And Peace In The Caucasus written by Vicken Cheterian and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-12 with History categories.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union the Caucasus was wracked by ethnic and separatist violence as the peoples of the region struggled for self-determination. Vicken Cheterian, who spent many years as a reporter and analyst covering the region's conflicts, asks why nationalism emerged as a dominant political current, and why, of the many nationalist movements that emerged, some led to violence while others did not. He explains also why minority rebellions were victorious against larger armies, in mountainous Karabakh, Abkhazia, and in the first war of Chechnya, and discusses the ongoing instability and armed resistance in the North Caucasus. He concludes his book by examining chapters the great power competition between Russia, the US, and the EU over the oil and gas resources of the Caspian region.