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</table>Michael.Niemiechttps://rsi.eucom.mil/index.php?title=Oscar_Jonsson:_The_Influence_of_the_General_Staff&diff=219&oldid=prevMichael.Niemiec: Created page with "'''Date:''' September 21st, 2021 at 15:00 CET / 09:00 EDT '''Platform:''' Cisco Webex Events === Link to Video Recording === [https://eucom.webex.com/eucom/lsr.php?RCID=2b0e844a2da5545ab1f04504fa502e81 Link to Event Recording] === Abstract === A consensus has emerged in the Russian General Staff that the utility of non-military means is increasing in relation to military means. This research analyzed how this shift affects the role of the military instrument a..."2025-08-06T13:29:24Z<p>Created page with "'''Date:''' September 21st, 2021 at 15:00 CET / 09:00 EDT '''Platform:''' Cisco Webex Events === Link to Video Recording === [https://eucom.webex.com/eucom/lsr.php?RCID=2b0e844a2da5545ab1f04504fa502e81 Link to Event Recording] === Abstract === A consensus has emerged in the Russian General Staff that the utility of non-military means is increasing in relation to military means. This research analyzed how this shift affects the role of the military instrument a..."</p>
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=== Abstract ===<br />
A consensus has emerged in the Russian General Staff that the utility of non-military means is increasing in relation to military means. <br />
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This research analyzed how this shift affects the role of the military instrument according to the General Staff and its role in grand strategy today. It also examined the influence of the General Staff on grand strategy and political leadership. <br />
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Dr. Oscar Jonsson presented his latest ongoing research on the influence of the Russian General Staff. He was joined by Michael Kofman and Charles Bartles as discussants to provide commentary and critique.<br />
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=== Agenda ===<br />
* Presentation by Dr. Oscar Jonsson <br />
* Discussant Remarks: <br />
* Michael Kofman - Senior Research Scientist, CNA <br />
* Charles Bartles - Analyst, Foreign Military Studies Office <br />
* Moderated Discussion <br />
* Question & Answer Session <br />
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=== Biographies ===<br />
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==== Oscar Jonsson ====<br />
[[File:Photo_Oscar_Jonsson.jpg|thumb|200px|Oscar Jonsson]] <br />
'''Title:''' Academic Director <br />
'''Affiliation:''' Center for the Governance of Change <br />
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Dr. Oscar Jonsson specializes in the impact of emerging technologies on modern statecraft and conflict, particularly Russian modern warfare. He is the author of ''The Russian Understanding of War'' (Georgetown University Press), which was a finalist for the Association of American Publisher’s award for scholarly and professional excellence in social sciences (2020). He holds a PhD from King’s College London.<br />
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==== Michael Kofman ====<br />
[[File:Photo_Michael_Kofman.jpg|thumb|200px|Michael Kofman]] <br />
'''Title:''' Senior Research Scientist <br />
'''Affiliation:''' CNA <br />
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Michael Kofman focuses on Russian armed forces, military thought, capabilities, and strategy. He is a Senior Editor at ''War on the Rocks'' and runs a blog on Russian armed forces at [https://russianmilitaryanalysis.wordpress.com/ Russian Military Analysis]. He holds an MA in International Security from Georgetown University.<br />
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==== Charles Bartles ====<br />
[[File:Photo_Charles_Bartles.jpg|thumb|200px|Charles Bartles]] <br />
'''Title:''' Analyst and Russian Linguist <br />
'''Affiliation:''' Foreign Military Studies Office <br />
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Charles Bartles specializes in Russian and Central Asian military force structure, tactics, modernization, and Soviet/Russian military mapping. He is the co-author of ''The Russian Way of War: Force Structure, Tactics, and the Modernization of the Russian Ground Forces'' (2017). He is also a Major in the US Army Reserve and has served as a security assistance officer in Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan.<br />
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