Research Catalog

Title

Russia's hostile measures : combating Russian gray zone aggression against NATO in the contact, blunt, and surge layers of competition / Ben Connable, Stephanie Young, Stephanie Pezard, Andrew Radin, Raphael S. Cohen, Katya Migacheva, James Sladden.

Author

Connable, Ben

Publication

• Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND, [2020]
• ©2020

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Details

Additional Authors

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

Description

xxiii, 91 pages : illustrations, maps; 28 cm

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.

Subjects

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

Note

• "RAND Arroyo Center."
• "Prepared for the United States Army."
• "This research was conducted within RAND Arroyo Center's Strategy, Doctrine, and Resources Program"--Preface (page iii).

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 75-91).

Additional Formats (note)

• Also available on the internet via WWW in PDF format.

Linking Entry (note)

• See also RAND/RR-2539/1-A, RAND/RR-2539/2-A.

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.

Call Number

JFF 20-1269

ISBN

• 9781977401991
• 1977401996

LCCN

10.7249/RR2539

OCLC

1138564275

Author

Connable, Ben, author.

Title

Russia's hostile measures : combating Russian gray zone aggression against NATO in the contact, blunt, and surge layers of competition / Ben Connable, Stephanie Young, Stephanie Pezard, Andrew Radin, Raphael S. Cohen, Katya Migacheva, James Sladden.

Publisher

Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND, [2020]

Copyright Date

©2020

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 75-91).

Additional Formats

Also available on the internet via WWW in PDF format.

Linking Entry

See also RAND/RR-2539/1-A, RAND/RR-2539/2-A.

Connect to:

https://doi.org/10.7249/RR2539

Added Author

Young, Stephanie (Political scientist)

Pézard, Stéphanie.

Radin, Andrew.

Cohen, Raphael S.

Migacheva, Katya.

Sladden, James.

Arroyo Center. Strategy, Doctrine, and Resources Program.

Rand Corporation.

United States. Army.

Related To

nnam Russia's hostile measures : combating Russian gray zone aggression against NATO in the contact, blunt, and surge layers of competition. Appendix A: An evolutionary history of Russia's hostile measures RAND/RR-2539/1-A

nnam Russia's hostile measures : combating Russian gray zone aggression against NATO in the contact, blunt, and surge layers of competition. Appendix B: Detailed case studies of Russia's use of hostile measures RAND/RR-2539/2-A

Other Standard Identifier

10.7249/RR2539 doi

Report No.

RAND/RR-2539-A

Research Call Number

JFF 20-1269