Book/Printed Material Russia's hostile measures : combating Russian gray zone aggression against NATO in the contact, blunt, and surge layers of competition

Title

• Russia's hostile measures : combating Russian gray zone aggression against NATO in the contact, blunt, and surge layers of competition

Summary

• Russia's conventional capabilities pose a serious threat to NATO that remains mostly untested. Where it has historically succeeded is in using various types of hostile measures to sow disorder, weaken democratic institutions, and undermine NATO cohesion and what Russia perceives as the eastward expansion of Western institutions. However, Russia also has a long track record of strategic shortfalls, and even some ineptitude. Formulating strategies for addressing these actions demands a clear understanding of how and why Russian leaders employ hostile measures-for example, economic embargoes, limited military incursions, cyberattacks, and information campaigns. A historical review of Soviet-era power dynamics and detailed case studies of Russian hostile measures in the post-Soviet era help clarify the conditions under which Russia employs hostile measures and the vulnerabilities it exploits in the countries it targets-as well as the messages these measures send to other key audiences, such as Russia's domestic public, the Russian diaspora, and Western powers that Russia perceives as encroaching on its sphere of influence. NATO and other Western powers will benefit from exploring opportunities to deter, prevent, and counter Russian hostile behavior in the so-called gray zone short of war, where daily adversarial competition occurs. Many of the behaviors that Russia exhibits in the gray zone will no doubt extend to conventional war.

Names

• Connable, Ben, author
• Cohen, Raphael S., author
• Migacheva, Katya, author
• Pézard, Stéphanie, author
• Radin, Andrew, author
• Sladden, James, author
• Young, Stephanie, author
• United States. Army
• Arroyo Center. Strategy, Doctrine, and Resources Program
• Rand Corporation

Created / Published

• Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND, [2020]

Contents

• Russian Hostile Measures in Every Context -- The Evolution and Limits of Russian Hostile Measures -- Gray Zone Cases and Actions During High-Order War -- Deterring, Preventing, and Countering Hostile Measures -- (Online only) Appendix A: An Evolutionary History of Russia's Hostile Measures -- Appendix B: Detailed Case Studies of Russia's Use of Hostile Measures.

Headings

• -  North Atlantic Treaty Organization--Russia (Federation)
• -  North Atlantic Treaty Organization
• -  Diplomatic relations
• -  Military policy
• -  Europe--Foreign relations--Russia (Federation)
• -  Russia (Federation)--Foreign relations--Europe
• -  Russia (Federation)--Military policy
• -  Europe
• -  Russia (Federation)

Notes

• -  "Prepared for the United States Army."
• -  "RAND Arroyo Center."
• -  "This research was conducted within RAND Arroyo Center's Strategy, Doctrine, and Resources Program"--Preface (page iii).
• -  Includes bibliographical references (pages 75-91).
• -  See also RAND/RR-2539/1-A, RAND/RR-2539/2-A.
• -  Description based on print version record; resource not viewed.

Medium

• 1 electronic resource (xxiii, 91 pages )

Call Number/Physical Location

• DK67.5.E85

Digital Id

• https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/gdcebookspublic.2024739139v1
• https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/gdcebookspublic.2024739139v2
• https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/gdcebookspublic.2024739139v3
• https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/gdcebookspublic.2024739139v4

Library of Congress Control Number

• 2024739139

Rights Advisory

• This is non-restricted, fully open content that may be accessed on and off of the Library of Congress campus, with no restrictions, by an unlimited number of users

Access Advisory

• Unrestricted online access

Online Format

• image
• pdf

LCCN Permalink

• https://lccn.loc.gov/2024739139

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