Russia's Military Interventions: Patterns, Drivers, and Signposts

Abstract

Despite Russia's relatively small global economic footprint, it has engaged in more interventions than any other U.S. competitor since the end of the Cold War. In this report, the authors assess when, where, and why Russia conducts military interventions by analyzing the 25 interventions that Russia has undertaken since 1991, including detailed case studies of the 2008 Russia-Georgia War and Moscows involvement in the ongoing Syrian civil war.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2021
Accession Number
AD1148695

Entities

People

  • Bryan A. Frederick
  • Edward Geist
  • Jennifer Kavavagh
  • John J. Drennan
  • Nathan Chandler
  • Samuel Charap

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Case Studies
  • Civil War
  • Cold War
  • International Relations
  • Intervention
  • Leadership
  • Perception
  • Political Science
  • Social Sciences
  • War

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  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution
  • Strategic Security Studies