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Russia writes new rules for post-Cold War rivalry with NATO
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko (L), Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu at the 2013 Zapad military exercises (source: dpa)
General info
What's inside
- Moscow structures and trains its conventional forces to shield its hybrid war operations by intimidating NATO opponents
- The Russian army’s readiness to resort to first strikes with tactical nuclear weapons in local conflicts serves the same purpose
- The West has not developed a strategy to counter these threats
Who will benefit?
- Report is targeted to the decision makers in cross country manufacturing – suppliers, manufacturers, logistics.
- Also considered useful for the administrative university facilities, to better understand the possible effects of current decisions.
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