Marek Madej is Associate Professor at the Department of Strategic Studies and International Security, Faculty of Political Science and International Studies of the University of Warsaw, Poland, and is Editor of Military Interventions After the Cold War: Evaluating the Wars of the West (2019).Andrzej Szeptycki is Full Professor at the Department of Strategic Studies and International Security, the Faculty of Political Science and International Studies of the University of Warsaw, Poland, and Deputy Minister at the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Poland.

• Introduction, Andrzej Szeptycki Part I: Case Studies Chapter 1. The First Chechen War (1994-96): Strategic Miscalculation and the Limits of the Russian Military, Agnieszka Bieńczyk-Missala Chapter 2. The Second Chechen War (1999-2009): Finishing Unfinished Business by Any Means Necessary, Piotr Śledź Chapter 3. Russia–Georgia (2008): Blitzkrieg Russian Style, Patrycja Grzebyk Chapter 4. Crimea and Donbas (2014–2022): Russia’s First (and Last?) Hybrid War, Andrzej Szeptycki Chapter 5. Syria (2015-2024): Out of Area à la russe, Piotr Śledź and Marek Madej Chapter 6. Ukraine (since 2022): From a “Three-to-Ten-Day War” to an Eternity?, Marek Madej and Andrzej Szeptycki Part II: Trends Chapter 7. The Contemporary Russian Way of War: Heavy Metal Dies Hard, Marek Madej and Piotr Śledź Chapter 8. The Law as the Sharpest Sword in the Russian Arsenal: The Instrumentalization of International Law in Russia’s Wars, Patrycja Grzebyk Chapter 9. The Exploitation of Human Suffering: The Humanitarian Consequences of Russia’s Wars, Agnieszka Bieńczyk-Missala Chapter 10. That Worked, Let’s Do It Again! War as a Means of National Consolidation in Post-Soviet Russia, Alicja Curanović Chapter 11. Russia’s Wars and the Contemporary International Order, Roman Kuźniar Conclusions: On the Efficacy and Efficiency of Russian Military Engagements After the Cold War, Marek Madej

Marek Madej is Associate Professor at the Department of Strategic Studies and International Security, Faculty of Political Science and International Studies of the University of Warsaw, Poland, and is Editor of Military Interventions After the Cold War: Evaluating the Wars of the West (2019).Andrzej Szeptycki is Full Professor at the Department of Strategic Studies and International Security, the Faculty of Political Science and International Studies of the University of Warsaw, Poland, and Deputy Minister at the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Poland.

• Introduction, Andrzej Szeptycki Part I: Case Studies Chapter 1. The First Chechen War (1994-96): Strategic Miscalculation and the Limits of the Russian Military, Agnieszka Bieńczyk-Missala Chapter 2. The Second Chechen War (1999-2009): Finishing Unfinished Business by Any Means Necessary, Piotr Śledź Chapter 3. Russia–Georgia (2008): Blitzkrieg Russian Style, Patrycja Grzebyk Chapter 4. Crimea and Donbas (2014–2022): Russia’s First (and Last?) Hybrid War, Andrzej Szeptycki Chapter 5. Syria (2015-2024): Out of Area à la russe, Piotr Śledź and Marek Madej Chapter 6. Ukraine (since 2022): From a “Three-to-Ten-Day War” to an Eternity?, Marek Madej and Andrzej Szeptycki Part II: Trends Chapter 7. The Contemporary Russian Way of War: Heavy Metal Dies Hard, Marek Madej and Piotr Śledź Chapter 8. The Law as the Sharpest Sword in the Russian Arsenal: The Instrumentalization of International Law in Russia’s Wars, Patrycja Grzebyk Chapter 9. The Exploitation of Human Suffering: The Humanitarian Consequences of Russia’s Wars, Agnieszka Bieńczyk-Missala Chapter 10. That Worked, Let’s Do It Again! War as a Means of National Consolidation in Post-Soviet Russia, Alicja Curanović Chapter 11. Russia’s Wars and the Contemporary International Order, Roman Kuźniar Conclusions: On the Efficacy and Efficiency of Russian Military Engagements After the Cold War, Marek Madej

Marek Madej is Associate Professor at the Department of Strategic Studies and International Security, Faculty of Political Science and International Studies of the University of Warsaw, Poland, and is Editor of Military Interventions After the Cold War: Evaluating the Wars of the West (2019).Andrzej Szeptycki is Full Professor at the Department of Strategic Studies and International Security, the Faculty of Political Science and International Studies of the University of Warsaw, Poland, and Deputy Minister at the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Poland.

• Introduction, Andrzej Szeptycki Part I: Case Studies Chapter 1. The First Chechen War (1994-96): Strategic Miscalculation and the Limits of the Russian Military, Agnieszka Bieńczyk-Missala Chapter 2. The Second Chechen War (1999-2009): Finishing Unfinished Business by Any Means Necessary, Piotr Śledź Chapter 3. Russia–Georgia (2008): Blitzkrieg Russian Style, Patrycja Grzebyk Chapter 4. Crimea and Donbas (2014–2022): Russia’s First (and Last?) Hybrid War, Andrzej Szeptycki Chapter 5. Syria (2015-2024): Out of Area à la russe, Piotr Śledź and Marek Madej Chapter 6. Ukraine (since 2022): From a “Three-to-Ten-Day War” to an Eternity?, Marek Madej and Andrzej Szeptycki Part II: Trends Chapter 7. The Contemporary Russian Way of War: Heavy Metal Dies Hard, Marek Madej and Piotr Śledź Chapter 8. The Law as the Sharpest Sword in the Russian Arsenal: The Instrumentalization of International Law in Russia’s Wars, Patrycja Grzebyk Chapter 9. The Exploitation of Human Suffering: The Humanitarian Consequences of Russia’s Wars, Agnieszka Bieńczyk-Missala Chapter 10. That Worked, Let’s Do It Again! War as a Means of National Consolidation in Post-Soviet Russia, Alicja Curanović Chapter 11. Russia’s Wars and the Contemporary International Order, Roman Kuźniar Conclusions: On the Efficacy and Efficiency of Russian Military Engagements After the Cold War, Marek Madej