TERRORISM: COMMENTARY ON SECURITY DOCUMENTS VOLUME 146 Russia's Resurgence

Terrorism: Commentary on Security Documents is a series that provides primary source documents and expert commentary on various topics relating to the worldwide effort to combat terrorism, as well as efforts by the United States and other nations to protect their national security interests. Volume 146, Russia's Resurgence, examines recent developments in the foreign policy and strategy of the Russian Federation, including an examination of its aggression against neighboring states with Russian populations, its recent focus on strengthening its military capabilities, its larger strategy vis-à-vis NATO and the United States, its utilization of hybrid warfare in the "gray zone" to achieve its goals, its increasing influence on Middle Eastern politics, and the historical context within which these developments have occurred.

This volume includes Congressional Research Service reports on security issues concerning the United States, Ukraine, and the Russian Federation, as well as an English-language version of the Military Doctrine of the Russian Federation made available to the public, NATO's Framework for Future Alliance Operations, and recent studies on Russia's hybrid warfare from the NATO Defense College and the Joint Special Operations University Press.

Douglas C. Lovelace, Jr., is the Director of the Strategic Studies Institute at the U.S. Army War College. Earlier in his military career, he worked on national security directives. He holds an MBA degree from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and a J.D. from Widener School of Law.

Introduction

A. THE CONTEXT FOR RUSSIA'S RESURGENCE

Commentary by Douglas C. Lovelace, Jr.

DOCUMENT NO. 1: A Shift in the International Security Environment: Potential Implications for Defense--Issues for Congress, CRS Report No. R43838, Ronald O'Rourke, June 8, 2016

DOCUMENT NO. 2: Russian Political, Economic, and Security Issues and U.S. Interests, CRS Report No. RL33407, Jim Nichol, March 31, 2014

B. RUSSIAN REGIONAL RESURGENCE

Commentary by Douglas C. Lovelace, Jr.

DOCUMENT NO. 3: Ukraine: Current Issues and U.S. Policy, CRS Report No. RL33460, Vincent L. Morelli, January 3, 2017

DOCUMENT NO. 4: Framework for Future Alliance Operations, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation/Supreme Allied Commander Europe, August 2015

DOCUMENT NO. 5: Understanding Putin through a Middle Eastern Looking Glass, "Strategic Perspectives 19," John W. Parker, Center for Strategic Research/Institute for National Strategic Studies/National Defense University, National Defense University Press, July 2015

C. THE RISE IN RUSSIAN MILITARY CAPABILITIES

Commentary by Douglas C. Lovelace, Jr.

DOCUMENT NO. 6: The Military Doctrine of the Russian Federation (translated), Vladimir Putin, December 25, 2014

DOCUMENT NO. 7: Back to the Future? Russia's Hybrid Warfare, Revolutions in Military Affairs, and Cold War Comparisons, Diego A. Ruiz Palmer, NATO Defense College, Rome, Research Paper No. 120, October 2015

DOCUMENT NO. 8: Maskirovka 2.0: Hybrid Threat, Hybrid Response, James Q. Roberts, Joint Special Operations University Press, Center for Special Operations Studies and Research, JSOU Press Occasional Paper, December 2015