Since 2008 Russia’s military forces have improved, enabling Russian military operations in Crimea, eastern Ukraine, and Syria. Researchers analyze the societal, political, economic, and demographic factors that undergird Russian military power. Based on these factors, they analyze how Russian ground combat capabilities will evolve. The challenge for the U.S. military will be to compete in different regions without provoking escalation.

The Future of the Russian Military: Russia’s Ground Combat Capabilities and Implications for U.S.-Russia Competition

History

Charap, Samuel

Massicot, Dara

Reach, Clint

Han, Eugeniu

Davis, Lynn E.

Radin, Andrew

Migacheva, Katya

Long, Austin

Geist, Edward

MacKenzie, William

Povlock, Matthew

Boston, Scott

Johnston, Trevor

Europe

RAND Corporation

Understanding Russia's grand strategy can help U.S. decisionmakers assess the depth and nature of potential conflicts between Russia and the United States and avoid strategic surprise by better-anticipating Moscow's actions and reactions. The authors of this report review Russia's declared grand strategy, evaluate the extent to which Russian behavior is consistent with stated strategy, and outline implications for the United States.

Russian Grand Strategy: Rhetoric and Reality

Priebe, Miranda

Demus, Alyssa

Stalczynski, Mark

Americas

A New Approach to Conventional Arms Control in Europe: Addressing the Security Challenges of the 21st Century

Drennan, John J.

Lynch, Alice

Paoli, Giacomo Persi

For decades, Russia has used political, military, economic, informational, and clandestine tools to advance its goals of establishing a privileged sphere of influence in the Black Sea region and enhancing its capabilities for national defense and wider power projection. In this report, the authors review those tactics and identify elements of a Western strategy to protect mutual interests and counter Russian malign influence and aggression.

Russia, NATO, and Black Sea Security

Costello, Katherine

Binnendijk, Anika

Flanagan, Stephen J.

Chindea, Irina A.

Kirkwood, Geoffrey

In this study, RAND researchers examined the current role of security cooperation efforts as a tool in the emerging strategic competition among the United States, Russia, and China. In particular, they sought to identify how, where, and to what degree the three major competitors?plus Australia, Japan, India, and several countries in Europe?are using security cooperation.

Security Cooperation in a Strategic Competition

Grill, Beth

Mazarr, Michael J.

Morris, Lyle J.

BLANK, Jonah

Rhoades, Ashley L.

Pezard, Stephanie

Shostak, Melissa

Chase, Michael S.

Beauchamp-Mustafaga, Nathan

Grossman, Derek

Thaler, David E.

Shih, Alice

P. Moroney, Jennifer D.

Noyes, Alexander

Walker, Dori

Asia

Disrupting Deterrence: Examining the Effects of Technologies on Strategic Deterrence in the 21st Century

Johnson, Christian

Heath, Timothy R.

Eaton, Derek

Léveillé, Jasmin

Blanc, Alexis A.

Feistel, Katie

Langeland, Krista

McBirney, Samantha

Vedula, Padmaja

Yoder, Emily

Reference

Russia’s Evolution Toward a Unified Strategic Operation: The Influence of Geography and Conventional Capacity

Computers & Technology

Lynch, Christopher

Grisé, Michelle

Woodworth, David

Holynska, Khrystyna

Networking & Cloud Computing

Deterring Russia and Iran: Improving Effectiveness and Finding Efficiencies

Martini, Jeffrey

Pfrommer, Katherine

Zeigler, Sean M.

Sachs, Chandler

Marcinek, Krystyna

Sudkamp, Karen M.

Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution in Comparative Organizations: Volume 1, Case Studies of China and Russia

Young, Stephanie

McKErnan, Megan

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