Russian Military Reform, Exercises, and Current Operations:A Predication of Future Russian Military Campaigns in the Former SovietSpace and Beyond?

Abstract

This paper is a thorough analysis of the Russian military reforms from 1991 through the current force and provides an in depth review of current combat operations starting with the 2008 Russo-Georgian War through Russias current campaign in Syria. When viewed through the lens of the Spanish Civil War of the 1930s, Russias current military operations coupled with its large scale exercises conducted in recent years, detail a step by step approach to the creation, execution, and validation of military reform, new doctrine and the education of military commanders through rotations in and out of conflict zones.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 25, 2016
Accession Number
AD1176077

Entities

People

  • Jason Armas

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • California
  • Combat Operations
  • Combat Readiness
  • Command And Control
  • Doctrine
  • Education
  • Europe
  • Foreign Policy
  • Governments
  • International Law
  • International Relations
  • International Security
  • Military Exercises
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Political Science
  • Security
  • Students
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Ussr
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.