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NOW AVAILABLE — Russia’s Path to the High-Tech Battlespace

***Order a Hardcopy Today*** Russia’s Path to the High-Tech Battlespace explores Moscow’s long-term modernization of its Armed Forces to exploit technology and adopt new approaches to warfare in the 21st century. The book examines the role of Russian military thought on the changing character of... MORE
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NOW AVAILABLE — Failed State: A Guide to Russia’s Rupture

***Order a Hardcopy Today*** Attempts to transform the Russian Federation into a nation state, a civic state or a stable imperial state have failed. The current structure is based on brittle historical foundations, possesses no unified national identity, whether civic or ethnic, and exhibits persistent... MORE
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The Growing Importance of Belarus on NATO’s Eastern Flank

Over the past several years, the unique and widely misunderstood country of Belarus has risen to the attention of policymakers in Europe and the United States. Though for centuries an important invasion corridor across the plains of North Central Europe, its strategic importance had been... MORE
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Baltic Sea Security: Regional and Sectoral Perspectives

The report Baltic Sea Security: Regional and Sectoral Perspectives offers a multifaceted discussion of the complex security issues affecting the Baltic region that have important implications for the cohesion of the wider Transatlantic alliance. The Baltic littoral countries have chosen to respond to similar security... MORE
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Baltic Security Strategy Report

Olevs Nikers and Otto Tabuns, Editors   The Baltic Security Strategy Report provides an in-depth security review of the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. As highlighted in this important work, the Baltic States’ various national and collective strategies to address recurring regional threats... MORE
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Military Reform and Militarism in Russia

By Aleksandr Golts Translated By Maia Kipp   With tensions between Russia and the West at an all-time high, Moscow appears to be preparing for large-scale war. Now more than ever, there is an increased need to understand the past and future directions of Russian... MORE
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Russia’s Military Strategy and Doctrine

Glen E. Howard and Matthew Czekaj, Editors With Foreword by Former NATO SACEUR General Philip M. Breedlove Russia’s Military Strategy and Doctrine is designed to educate Russia watchers, policymakers, military leaders, and the broader foreign policy community about the Russian Armed Forces and security apparatus... MORE
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Russia in the Middle East

There is an outpouring of reporting on Russian activities in Syria, and to a lesser degree other countries in the Middle East and North Africa. But until now, there has been no single effort to analyze the totality of Russian objectives there as well as... MORE
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Russia in Decline

S. Enders Wimbush and Elizabeth M. Portale, editors Foreword by Paul A. Goble Russia is in precipitous decline, which is unlikely to be reversed. Based on the research of Russian and American experts, this conclusion constitutes the bottom line of this short volume and research... MORE
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China’s Evolving Military Strategy

For over two decades, the People's Republic of China has been engaged in a grand project to transform its military into a modernized fighting force capable of defeating the world's most powerful militaries through asymmetric means. However, despite the considerable attention that has been devoted... MORE
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Eurasian Disunion: Russia’s Vulnerable Flanks

*A free e-book of this title is available for download below. Russia’s attack on Ukraine and the dismemberment of its territory is not an isolated operation. It constitutes one component of a broader strategic agenda to rebuild a Moscow-centered bloc designed to compete with the... MORE
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Six Years at Sea… And Counting: Gulf of Aden Anti-Piracy and China’s Maritime Commons Presence

Available Now Well over six years of Chinese anti-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden have directly supported People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) modernization goals and provided invaluable experience operating in distant waters. Lessons learned have spawned PLAN innovations in doctrine, operations, and international coordination.... MORE
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Azerbaijan and the New Energy Geopolitics of Southeastern Europe

Azerbaijan and the New Energy Geopolitics of Southeastern Europe, edited by Margarita Assenova and Zaur Shiriyev, comes at a critical time when concerns about energy security are growing in the midst of military, economic and energy conflicts in East and Southeastern Europe. As the construction... MORE
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