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Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)

Think tank that produces evidence-based research, publications and events on defense topics, security, and international affairs in order to help build a more secure, equitable, and stable world. Discover some of their seminal products on the Russian military.

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Near Peer: Russia (Understanding Russia's Military History)

Army University Press

Subject matter experts discuss Russian history, current affairs, and military doctrine. Putin’s declarations, advances in military technology, and Russia’s remembrance of the Great Patriotic War are also addressed. “Near Peer: Russia” is the second film in a four-part series exploring America’s global competitors.

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Drawing lessons from the conflict seeking to outline key lessons, based on the operational data accumulated by the Ukrainian General Staff, from the fighting between February and July 2022.

A report to examine the causes of the failure of the Ukrainian offensive in 2023 in order to avoid the repetition of such errors in the future and
to inform the regeneration of offensive combat power in NATO militaries.

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This document describes updated structure and order of battle information for the Russian Federation and basics of Russian military. The document explores Russia’s stated security policy goals of Russian military culture, maxims, and missions.

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Sudanese Conflict Harms Russian Military and Mining Interests

By Dianne McIntosh | 06/01/2023 | Comments Off on Sudanese Conflict Harms Russian Military and Mining Interests

Darfur report – Page 3 Image 1. “The war that two Sudanese generals are currently waging for the seizure of…

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Key Arab Countries Join Chinese-Led Regional Body as Dialogue Partners

By Dianne McIntosh | 06/01/2023 | Comments Off on Key Arab Countries Join Chinese-Led Regional Body as Dialogue Partners

Shanghai Cooperation Organization Secretariat (2022). “… The group’s expansion, however, should not be interpreted as meant to pose a challenge…

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South African Army Chief Visits Russia To Discuss Arms Amid U.S. Tensions

By Dianne McIntosh | 06/01/2023 | Comments Off on South African Army Chief Visits Russia To Discuss Arms Amid U.S. Tensions

Vladimir Putin arrives in South Africa for the 10th BRICS Summit in 2018. “The timing, if not the mission of…

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Validating our Key Assessments on Russia – What We Learned 5 Months into the Russia-Ukraine Conflict

By Denise Judd | 05/30/2023 |

Read up on what we’ve learned 5 months into the Russia-Ukraine conflict

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Mad Scientist: MadSci blog, China and Russia’s Information Advantage

By nkirkpatrick2 | 05/30/2023 |

Read about China and Russia’s Information Advantage

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How Russia Fights

21st Century Large-Scale Combat Operations: Emergent Lessons Learned from Russia’s “Special Military Operation” In Ukraine

By nkirkpatrick2 | 05/11/2023 |

The TRADOC G-2 began capturing Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) observations emerging from the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict in early March 2022…

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Russia Claims Victory in Vostok 2022 Exercise

By Dianne McIntosh | 05/01/2023 | Comments Off on Russia Claims Victory in Vostok 2022 Exercise

President Putin and Chief of General Staff Gerasimov, Vostok 2022, 6 September 2022. One of Russia’s large-scale, annual military exercises,…

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Facing European Sanctions, Russian Redirects Grain and Coal to Asian Customers

By Kevin O'Connell | 05/01/2023 | Comments Off on Facing European Sanctions, Russian Redirects Grain and Coal to Asian Customers

“As Europe no longer buys Russian coal and new markets in Asia take over, the export hub in Murmansk manifest…

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Russian Doctrinal Changes and Deviations in the Battle for Kyiv

By Kevin O'Connell | 04/26/2023 |

In the days and weeks leading up to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the vast majority of military analysts, retired…

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“Russian Battalion Tactical Group Mission Training in the Arctic” By Les Grau and Charles Bartles (April 2023)

By Kevin O'Connell | 04/06/2023 | Comments Off on “Russian Battalion Tactical Group Mission Training in the Arctic” By Les Grau and Charles Bartles (April 2023)

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