The Russian Way of Deterrence
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The Russian Way of Deterrence

Strategic Culture, Coercion, and War

  1. 226 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Russian Way of Deterrence

Strategic Culture, Coercion, and War

About this book

Selected among Foreign Affairs's "Best of Books 2024"

From a globally renowned expert on Russian military strategy and national security, The Russian Way of Deterrence investigates Russia's approach to coercion (both deterrence and compellence), comparing and contrasting it with the Western conceptualization of this strategy. Strategic deterrence, or what Dmitry (Dima) Adamsky calls deterrence à la Russe, is one of the main tools of Russian statecraft. Adamsky deftly describes the genealogy of the Russian approach to coercion and highlights the cultural, ideational, and historical factors that have shaped it in the nuclear, conventional, and informational domains. Drawing on extensive research on Russian strategic culture, Adamsky highlights several empirical and theoretical peculiarities of the Russian coercion strategy, including how this strategy relates to the war in Ukraine. Exploring the evolution of strategic deterrence, along with its sources and prospective avenues of development, Adamsky provides a comprehensive intellectual history that makes it possible to understand the deep mechanics of this Russian stratagem, the current and prospective patterns of the Kremlin's coercive conduct, and the implications for policymakers on both sides of the Atlantic.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title page
  3. Copyright page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Introduction
  8. 1 Strategic Culture and Deterrence Scholarship
  9. 2 Genealogy of Deterrence à la Russe
  10. 3 Cultural Sources of Deterrence à la Russe
  11. 4 Critical Examination and Culmination Point
  12. 5 War in Ukraine and Avenues of Future Research
  13. Conclusion
  14. Notes
  15. Bibliography
  16. Index