In Between War and Peace: The Conceptualisation of Russian Strategic Deterrence

dc.contributor"European Union (EU)" and "Horizon 2020"
dc.contributor.authorLucassen, Okke Geurt
dc.date.accessioned2019-03-12T07:00:14Z
dc.date.available2019-03-12T07:00:14Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractThe Russian Federation has expanded its foreign policy instruments in recent years to include a broader range of tools, both military and non-military for times of peace and war. The implications of this pivot in Russian foreign policy is often referred to in terms such as Hybrid Warfare, Cross-Domain Coercion, New Generation War, or the Gerasimov doctrine. Examples of this turn include the annexation of Crimea, the use of paramilitary groups (such as the Wagner Group), and foreign election tampering. The present paper contributes to the growing literature on contemporary Russian foreign policy by dissecting what the Russian Federation has named ‘Strategic Deterrence’ (сдерживание стратегическое) as a part of its foreign policy strategy. Whilst established theories of foreign policy strategies such as Hybrid Warfare have been adapted to better fit the contemporary Russian model, the notion of Russian Strategic Deterrence is best understood through its conceptualisation as a uniquely Russian take on contemporary foreign policy. This paper provides an analysis on how Russian perceptions of Western expansionism have influenced the Russian conceptualisation of Strategic Deterrence, and how the Russian concept of Strategic Deterrence is distinct from seemingly similar and commonly interchanged concepts such as Hybrid Warfare.et
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10062/63504
dc.language.isoenget
dc.publisherTartu : Tartu Ülikooli Kirjastuset
dc.relationinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/691818///UPTAKEet
dc.relation.ispartofseriesWorking Paper No. 16/2018;
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesset
dc.subjectRussiaet
dc.subjectStrategic Deterrenceet
dc.subjectHybrid Warfareet
dc.subjectEUet
dc.subjectNATOet
dc.subjectVenemaaet
dc.subjectstrateegiline heidutuset
dc.subjecthübriidsõjapidamineet
dc.subjectEuroopa Liitet
dc.subjectNATOet
dc.titleIn Between War and Peace: The Conceptualisation of Russian Strategic Deterrenceet
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleet

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