Russian civil-military relations

• Main Author: Brannon, Robert 1950-
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Farnham, Surrey, England : Ashgate, c2009.
• Series: Military strategy and operational art.
• Subjects: Civil-military relations > Russia (Federation); Civil-military relations.; POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Advocacy. > Political Process; Russia (Federation) > Politics and government > 1991-; Electronic books.
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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...

Table of Contents:

• Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Dedication; About the Author; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; 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; Appendices.