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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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Red Diamond How Russia Views Strategic Environment

ATP 7-100.1 Russian Tactics – How Russia Views the Strategic Environment

By Kevin O'Connell | 01/15/2025 |

RUSSIA IN COMPETITION     From the time of Peter the Great in the 17th and early 18th centuries to the…

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Russia Influence in Chile

Instruments of Russian Military Influence in Chile

By Kevin O'Connell | 12/30/2024 |

Russia’s current M-DIME influence in Chile is assessed as Very Low. Some of the most important instruments for Russia’s influence…

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Iran Exports Important Nanotechnology to Russia

By nkirkpatrick2 | 12/07/2024 | Comments Off on Iran Exports Important Nanotechnology to Russia

A sampling of nano-tech catalysts. “Energy imbalance should be considered one of the major national challenges.” As Iran’s oil fields decline due…

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Russia Conducts Its Largest Naval Exercise in More Than 30 Years

By nkirkpatrick2 | 12/06/2024 | Comments Off on Russia Conducts Its Largest Naval Exercise in More Than 30 Years

Russian Buyan-M corvette Uglich of the Caspian Flotilla firing countermeasures during maneuvers part of Ocean-2024. Note the letter “Z” in…

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Russian Duma to Strengthen Pro-Kremlin Youth Movements

By nkirkpatrick2 | 12/06/2024 | Comments Off on Russian Duma to Strengthen Pro-Kremlin Youth Movements

First meeting of the patriotic youth movement called Yunarmiya 2 June 2016. “One of the areas of youth policy will…

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The Evolution of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Ukraine

By nkirkpatrick2 | 12/06/2024 | Comments Off on The Evolution of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Ukraine

A Russian First-Person-View UAV with small payload attached. “One of the main military-technical components of combat actions in the special…

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ATP 7-100.1, Russian Tactics: Logistics

ATP 7-100.1, Russian Tactics: Logistics

By Kevin O'Connell | 11/21/2024 |

This article is an excerpt from the recently published Army Techniques Publication (ATP), 7-100.1 Russian Tactics, and will distill critical…

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Russia’s Africa Corps Personnel Redeploy From the Sahel to Kursk

By nkirkpatrick2 | 11/16/2024 | Comments Off on Russia’s Africa Corps Personnel Redeploy From the Sahel to Kursk

Russian Wagner fighters have been active along the border of Belarus since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2021, but now…

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Armenia Continuing Its Move Away From Russian Reliance

By nkirkpatrick2 | 11/16/2024 | Comments Off on Armenia Continuing Its Move Away From Russian Reliance

French Caesar self-propelled howitzer fires into the Middle Euphrates River Valley, 2 December 2018. “Yerevan and Paris signed a contract…

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Nigerian Security Services Crackdown on Russian Flag Protesters

By nkirkpatrick2 | 11/16/2024 | Comments Off on Nigerian Security Services Crackdown on Russian Flag Protesters

Protests against the corruption of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Lagos in the past resemble the current protests across…

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