The West is Russia’s Main Adversary, and the Answer is New Generation Warfare

Jānis Bērziņš

doi:10.5771/0175-274X-2016-3-171

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- I–IV Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis I–IV
- 165–223 THEMENSCHWERPUNK T 165–223
  - 165–170 Threats of a Different Kind: China and Russia in U.S. Security Policy Discourse Sybille Reinke de Buitrago Sybille Reinke de Buitrago 165–170
  - 171–176 The West is Russia’s Main Adversary, and the Answer is New Generation Warfare Jānis Bērziņš Jānis Bērziņš 171–176
  - 177–184 Bedrohungswahrnehmungen und sicherheitspolitische Konzepte Chinas Peter Buchas Peter Buchas 177–184
  - 185–190 Drugs, Piracy and Sovereignty: Brazil, United States and European Union’s Security Perspectives for South Atlantic Erico Duarte Erico Duarte 185–190
  - 191–197 The South African Threat Agenda: Between Political Agendas, Perceptions and Contradictions Abel Esterhuyse Abel Esterhuyse 191–197
  - 198–203 Bedrohungswahrnehmung und Sicherheitskonzepte in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland Simon Koschut Simon Koschut 198–203
  - 204–210 Bedrohungswahrnehmungen und sicherheitspolitische Konzepte im Vergleich: EU, Frankreich und Schweden Gunther Hauser Gunther Hauser 204–210
  - 211–217 Wann wird Kooperation zur Mittäterschaft? Gerhard Beestermöller Gerhard Beestermöller 211–217
  - 218–223 „Zur Sorgfaltsverantwortung im Cyberraum. Anforderungen an eine neue deutsche Cyber Sicherheitsstrategie“ Annegret Bendiek Annegret Bendiek 218–223
- 224–224 NEUERSCHEINUNGEN 224–224
- 225–230 BESPRECHUNGEN 225–230
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The West is Russia’s Main Adversary, and the Answer is New Generation Warfare

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Jānis Bērziņš

DOI
- doi.org/10.5771/0175-274X-2016-3-171
- ISSN: 0175-274X
- ISSN online: 0175-274x
Abstract

After the demise of the Soviet Union, the West considered Russia to be a partner that shares common goals and values. Russia’s annexation of Crimea and its destabilization of Eastern Ukraine took many by surprise. It showed that Russia’s and the West’s geopolitical interests differ. This article aims to comprehend Russian geopolitical ambitions and the way it might use military power to pursue them. For this, Russian military literature and official documents were analysed to delineate Russia’s strategic assessment and its current views on warfare. The West and its values are considered to be Russia’s main adversaries. The way that Russia is addressing the Western threat is through New Generation Warfare.
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