The Building Blocks of Russia's Future Military Doctrine

Abstract

This report examines the political, ideological, and geopolitical building blocks of Russia's future military doctrine. It provides an overview of internal and external security challenges to Russia's national security interests in Europe and Asia; explains the connection between Russia's internal crisis and the future direction of its national security policy and military doctrine; and outlines alternative solutions to its current crisis and national security challenges. The report concludes with summary implications for U.S. policy. This report was prepared as part of the project titled 'After the Warsaw Pact. The Transformation of Military Policy and Security Environment in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union'. It should be of interest to analysts and policymakers concerned with Russia's future military doctrine. The report was completed in February 1994.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA282559

Entities

People

  • Eugene B. Rumer

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Central Asia
  • Central Europe
  • Cis
  • Civil War
  • Congress
  • Eastern Europe
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • International Law
  • International Relations
  • Minority Groups
  • National Governments
  • National Politics
  • Public Policy
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • Ussr

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • International Relations and European Studies
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies