Understanding the Risk of Escalation in the War in Ukraine

Abstract

Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has imposed devastating losses on the Russian military and on Ukraines military and civilian populations, but both sides have avoided certain escalatory options.Putin has been restrained for several reasons, including fear of NATO's military response; an information flow that filters out negative facts, promoting the view that Russia can win a protracted war; and incremental increases in NATO support for Ukraine.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 02, 2023
Accession Number
AD1211975

Entities

People

  • Alexandra Stark
  • Bryan A. Frederick
  • Mark Cozard

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Aircrafts
  • Alliances
  • Attrition
  • Battlefields
  • Chemical Weapons
  • Civilian Population
  • Command And Control
  • Communication Channels
  • Critical Infrastructure
  • Military Capabilities
  • Military Operations
  • Military Personnel
  • Motivation
  • National Security
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • United States
  • Weapons

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Strategic Security Studies