Imperial Russian culture: if you can't cancel it, you have to dismantle it
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This article argues that Russia's approach to hybrid warfare has undergone a shift, moving away from primarily relying on nonconventional measures and tactics towards a greater emphasis on conventional methods. The framework of the argument is constructed through an analysis of Russia's experiences in hybrid warfare across various conflicts such as the Afghan War, Chechnya, Georgia, Syria, and Ukraine. Methodologically, the analysis is based on the non-linear concept of hybrid warfare, commonly referred to as the “Gerasimov doctrine.” This concept acknowledges the utilization of ...
Putin's image has always been a strongman who 'adores his people' and is 'deeply patriotic,' but his response to the Kursk disaster and the fate of his troops in Ukraine tell the opposite. Decades of bureaucratic practices, negligence, and filling coveted ranks filled with 'Yes' men have doomed the Russian military for the next several decades to come. Putin's image has always been a strongman who 'adores his people' and is 'deeply patriotic,' but his response to the Kursk disaster and the fate of his troops in Ukraine tell the opposi...
The tactic may have been introduced by veterans of separatist conflict in Chechnya.
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is decaying in a potent brew of absurdity and repression that is comparable to the Leonid Brezhnev-era of the Soviet Union, Oleg Orlov, one of the Russia's most respected human rights campaigners, told Reuters.