View source for Rosgvardia: A Militarized Solution to a Nonmilitary Threat

'''Date:''' January 26th, 2023 at 17:00 CET / 11:00 EDT  
'''Platform:''' Cisco Webex Events  

=== Link to Video Recording ===
[https://eucom.webex.com/eucom/lsr.php?RCID=e577bd1d64a54058a811f492d02c99f0 Link to Video Recording] -- Passcode: RSIvideo2023

=== Abstract ===
How might Russia’s National Guard — Putin’s personal Army — be used in war? The panel discussion will present and discuss the findings for the accompanying paper that answers that very question. The methodology will include a thorough examination of Rosgvardia’s roles and functions in peacetime juxtaposed with its capabilities. 

Next, the presentation will examine the evolution of Russia’s perceptions of war and how they have changed to account for the emerging threat of nonmilitary warfare. Lastly, the discussion will look at the nexus of theory and practicality. How might Rosgvardia be used to counter and deter nonmilitary war? The dialogue will then elicit outside input from leading subject-matter experts on Russian internal security and its Armed Forces.

=== Biographies ===

==== Matthew Pennock ====
[[File:Photo_Matthew_Pennock.jpg|thumb|200px|Matthew Pennock]]  
'''Title:''' Policy Analyst  
'''Affiliation:''' Alion Science and Technology  

Matthew is a policy analyst at Alion Science and Technology, specializing in Russian political, military, and cultural studies. He holds a Master’s in Public and International Affairs from the University of Pittsburgh. He is also a former Matthew B. Ridgway fellow, where he directed a research group on the India/Pakistan conflict in Kashmir.

==== Andrew Monaghan ====
[[File:Photo_Andrew_Monaghan.jpg|thumb|200px|Andrew Monaghan]]  
'''Title:''' Director, Russia Research Network  
'''Affiliation:''' George F. Kennan Fellow, Kennan Institute  

Dr. Andrew Monaghan is founding Director of the Russia Research Network. He is also a George F. Kennan Fellow at the Kennan Institute in Washington, D.C. Additionally, he is a Senior Associate Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute in London, and a Non-Resident Associate Fellow of the NATO Defense College in Rome, where he is also the Commissioning Editor of the Russian Studies series. 

He has advised various governments and international organizations, as well as major companies. He is widely published and is the author of several books, including ''Dealing with the Russians'' (Polity, 2019), ''Power in Modern Russia'' (MUP, 2017), and ''The New Politics of Russia'' (MUP, 2016).

==== Mark Galeotti ====
[[File:Photo_Mark_Galeotti.jpg|thumb|200px|Mark Galeotti]]  
'''Title:''' Director, Mayak Intelligence  
'''Affiliation:''' Honorary Professor, University College London; Senior Associate Fellow, RUSI  

Dr. Mark Galeotti is the director of the London-based consultancy Mayak Intelligence Ltd, as well as an Honorary Professor at University College London and a Senior Associate Fellow at RUSI and the Council on Geostrategy. A specialist in Russian security and international politics, his most recent books include ''The Vory: Russia’s super mafia'' (Yale, 2018), ''We Need To Talk About Putin'' (Ebury, 2019), ''Russian Political War'' (Routledge, 2019), and ''The Weaponisation of Everything'' (Yale, 2022).

==== Michael Kofman ====
[[File:Photo_Michael_Kofman.jpg|thumb|200px|Michael Kofman]]  
'''Title:''' Research Program Director, Russia Studies Program  
'''Affiliation:''' Center for Naval Analyses (CNA)  

Michael Kofman serves as Research Program Director in the Russia Studies Program at CNA and as a Fellow at the Kennan Institute, Woodrow Wilson International Center in Washington, DC. His research focuses on Russia and the former Soviet Union, specializing in Russian armed forces, military thought, capabilities, and strategy. 

Previously, he served as a Program Manager and subject matter expert at National Defense University, advising senior military and government officials on issues in Russia and Eurasia. Mr. Kofman is also a Senior Editor at ''War on the Rocks,'' where he regularly authors articles on strategy, the Russian military, Russian decision-making, and related foreign policy issues. He runs a personal blog on the Russian armed forces at [https://russianmilitaryanalysis.wordpress.com/ Russian Military Analysis].

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