Russia’s Sentimental Revisionist Approach to Competition and Conflict – A Future of Global Competition and Conflict Virtual Think Tank Report

Russia’s Sentimental Revisionist Approach to Competition and Conflict – A Future of Global Competition and Conflict Virtual Think Tank Report

Author | Editors: Popp, G. (NSI, Inc.); Canna, S. (NSI, Inc.); Stevenson, J. (NSI, Inc.)

Subject Matter Expert Contributors

David C. Gompert (US Naval Academy), Dr. Edward N. Luttwak (CSIS), Dr. Sean McFate (National Defense University), Robert Morgus (New America), Dr. Jaganath Sankaran (University of Texas at Austin), Dr. Yuval Weber (Daniel Morgan Graduate School of National Security), Lieutenant Colonel Maciej Zaborowski (US Central Command)

Question of Focus

[Q4] How does Russia perceive the continuum of conflict? How does Russia plan for, operate within, and manage risk within the competitive space? From the Russian perspective, what constitutes legitimate or acceptable deterrence, compellence, and escalation management? What are the implications of those differences for senior political and military decision makers in the US?

Summary Overview

This summary overview reflects on the insightful responses of seven Future of Global Competition and Conflict Virtual Think Tank (ViTTa) expert contributors. While this summary presents an overview of the key expert contributor insights, the summary alone cannot fully convey the fine detail of the expert contributor responses provided, each of which is worth reading in its entirety. For this report, the expert contributors consider how Russia perceives the continuum of conflict and how it plans for, operates within, and manages risk within the competitive space.

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