Dima Adamsky: Main Military Political Directorate - A Genesis
Date: June 21st, 2021 at 15:00 CET / 09:00 EDT Platform: Cisco Webex Events
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Abstract
Dr. Dmitry Adamsky presented the first in a three-part series of workshops examining the establishment of the new Main Military Political Directorate (MMPD).
The workshop explored the mission, structure, and concept of operations of the MMPD, tracing its evolution from Soviet-era roots to its current employment in the Russian Ministry of Defense. This session established a baseline understanding of the organization, from which subsequent research will assess implications for Russian policy and strategy.
Speaker Biography
Dr. Dmitry Adamsky
Title: Professor Affiliation: School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya University
Dr. Dmitry (Dima) Adamsky is a Professor at IDC Herzliya University, specializing in international security, cultural approaches to IR, and American, Russian, and Israeli national security policies. He is the author of several award-winning books, including Russian Nuclear Orthodoxy: Religion, Politics and Strategy (Stanford UP), which won the 2020 ISA best book award in the category of Religion and IR.