Russian Warfare and Influence

States in the Intersection Between East and West

Inbunden, Engelska, 2024

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This open access anthology takes a holistic approach to how Russia carries out hybrid warfare against its neighbouring countries - states at the intersection between the East and West. The book addresses the vulnerabilities of these countries to Russian influence and hybrid warfare tactics, as well as their responses to this security challenge. It includes a close examination of local developments in states such as Ukraine, Belarus, Finland, Armenia, Serbia and many others, analysing specific scenarios and practices, and draws on these observations to develop the current conceptual understanding of hybrid warfare as a phenomenon. Scholarship frequently focuses only on Russia and treats countries subjected to Russian hybrid measures as passive victims, thus providing an overly schematic picture of Russian behaviour. This book instead treats these states as actors in their own right, assessing their potential to address and counter the specific security problems arising from their geographic and political position. The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2024-07-11
Mått156 x 234 x 18 mm
Vikt460 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor208
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9781350335226

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Niklas Nilsson is Associate Professor in War Studies at the Swedish Defence University, Sweden. He is also a co-convenor of the Hybrid Warfare Research Group (HWRG), a Senior Research Fellow with the Institute for Security & Development Policy, and Managing and Associate Editor of CACI Analyst.Mikael Weissmann is Associate Professor in War Studies and Head of Research & Deputy Head of the Land Operations Section at the Swedish Defence University, Sweden. He is the Director of Studies of the PhD program in War Studies and co-convenor of the Hybrid Warfare Research Group (HWRG).

List of Contributors1. Russian warfare and influence: States in the proximity of RussiaMikael Weissmann and Niklas Nilsson2. Is it still hybrid? Russian aggression against UkraineHanna Shelest3. Does Russia need a hybrid Belarus policy?Grigory Ioffe4. Russia’s influence operations in the Baltic states Janis Berzinš5. The vulnerable little brother: Opportunistic partnership and Serbia’s exposure to Russia’s spoiler tacticsVuk Vuksanovic6. ‘Kosovo is Serbia’: A case study unpacking how Russia advances (shared) Russian and Serbian interests in the Balkans by shaping perceptions on Kosovo Dorthe Bach Nyemann7. Beyond cyber and disinformation: Russian hybrid warfare tactics in GeorgiaKornely Kakachia and Shota Kakabadze8. Russia’s utilization of unresolved conflicts and proxy regimesNiklas Nilsson, Johan Engvall and Mikael Weissmann9. A diverse picture of Russian warfare and influenceNiklas Nilsson and Mikael WeissmannIndex