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April 12, 2023
Russian AeroNet Market A Case Study of Russia’s National Technical Initiative

The Russian small unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) market is anemic. The expectation forthis project was that Russia’s unique capabilities in the aerospace field would translate to thecommercial UAV sector. Russian military drones are well known. There are many reasons acommercial small-UAV
April 12, 2023
SATELLITE INTERNET CONTROL IN RUSSIA

The author selected the topic of satellite internet and its challenge to the stability ofVladimir Putin’s regime due to professional experience. During the timeframe from 2017throughout 2021, the author executed orders in Europe as a military operational plannerspecializing in information
April 12, 2023
Sanctions On Russia: How They Affect Commercial Space Collaboration with the West

This research stems from my passion for space and the continued development oftechnology that makes humans a multi-planetary species. As countries like Russia and the UnitedStates continue to move toward conflict, I wanted to shed light on a few areas of progress whereboth countries have advanced
April 12, 2023
Paper Rose-Colored Glasses How Western Mirroring Could Result in Inadvertent Nuclear War with Russia

As the United States shifts national attention to peer and near-peer adversaries, abelligerent Russia, conducting threatening exercises on Ukraine’s border, has the potential todestabilize the region. Though a second-rate economic power, Russia is the United States’ onlynuclear peer.
April 12, 2023
Russian Spacepower Theory Evolution

Russian leadership’s space investments, organizational choices, and actions indicate theirviews on spacepower most closely align with the western survival school of spacepower theory.US strategists should therefore expect Russia to prioritize investment in counterspace weapons,reduce
June 6, 2022
Three Main Challenges to China-Russian Cooperation

In February 2022, the Russian Federation led by President Putin and the leader of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the People’s Republic of China (PRC), President Xi Jingping, issued a joint statement asserting their alliance, branded as “The Sides”.2
June 6, 2022
Russian Grand Strategy Evolution

Maj David AndersonRussia’s failed attempt at regime change in Ukraine will require it to reduce its ambitionof being recognized as the leader of Eurasia and to increase its cooperation with new centers ofpower to mitigate isolation from the west and avoid economic dependence on China.
May 24, 2022
RUSSIAN ESCALATION MANAGEMENT IN UKRAINE

LCDR Stephanie Wexler:Given the current security situation in Ukraine, the Kremlin’s concept of escalation management is focused on minimizing both vertical and horizontal escalation abroad in order to achieve its strategic goals. The Kremlin’s implementation of escalation management is
May 24, 2022
INFORMATION CENSORSHIP: A FEARFUL KREMLIN

LCDR Stephanie Wexler:Recent changes to Russian domestic law regarding protesting and information sharing represent a fearful Kremlin. Russia’s two major periods of government destabilization and collapse in the twentieth century were preceded by the easing of information and censorship laws.1
May 24, 2022
Russian Way of War

Maj Patrick McGetrick: Russia’s new way of war is riddled with oversights and assumptions of easy victories based on a history of military actions. Russians fought conflicts for defensive purposes throughout history, yet most of their recent efforts have been offensive. Historic lessons