Monaghan: The Svechin Doctrine: Russian Military Strategy for the 2020s
Date: April 28th at 15:00 CET / 9:00 EDT Platform: Cisco Webex Events
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RSI will be joined by Andrew Monaghan, Lester Grau, and Carl Van Dyke to discuss Russia Research Network's latest RSI-sponsored research, The Svechin Doctrine: Russian Military Strategy for the 2020s. Taking as its starting point the analytical method of Alexander Svechin, one of the most prominent Russian soldier-theorists, and referred to in the Russian military debate as a “Russian Clausewitz,” this session will offer a fresh way to interpret the development of Russian military strategy as we look ahead into the mid-2020s.
It will examine persistent core questions that lie at the heart of Russian military strategy, including the role of politics and the state, and debates over differing approaches of “destruction” and “attrition.” In so doing, it will provide the means with which to assess continuity and change, consequences and lessons, and what Moscow’s shift to a larger armed force means for the US and its allies.
Panelists
Dr Andrew Monaghan
Title: Director of the Russia Research Network Ltd Affiliation: London
Dr Andrew Monaghan has written extensively on Russian grand strategy, Russian domestic politics, and the Russian way in war. He is the author of several books, including Dealing with the Russians (2019). His latest, Russian Grand Strategy in an Era of Global Power Competition, was recently published (2022).
Dr Lester Grau
Title: Research Director Affiliation: Foreign Military Studies Office, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Dr Lester Grau is one of the Army’s leading experts on Russia. He has conducted various assignments there, including collaborative research with the Russian General Staff’s Military History Institute and other officials.
Dr Carl Van Dyke
Title: Independent Scholar Affiliation: +35 years academic and government experience
Dr Carl Van Dyke is an independent scholar with over 35 years of academic and government experience analyzing Russian military doctrine, leadership intentions, threat assessments, future warfare concepts, strategic planning factors, and execution of theater and global military operations.