Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Preface
Contents
Figures
Tables
Summary
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Chapter One: Anticipating Russian Military Interventions
Methodology
Chapter Two: Identifying Drivers of Military Interventions
Geopolitical Factors
Domestic Factors
Ideational Factors
Enablers: Capabilities
Identifying Drivers of Russia’s Military Interventions
Possible Factors
Identifying Military Interventions
Descriptive Statistics and Graphs
Chapter Four: Case Study: 2008 Russia-Georgia War
Factors to Be Assessed
Factor 1: External Threat to Sovereignty
Factor 2: Regional Power Balance
Factor 3: National Status Concerns
Factor 4: Partnership with Separatists
Summary
Chapter Five: Case Study: Russia’s Intervention in Syria
Drivers of the Intervention
Factor 1: External Threats to Sovereignty
Factor 2: Regional Power Balance
Factor 3: National Status Concerns
Factor 4: Military Capabilities
Summary
Chapter Six: Conclusion
Signposts of Russian Military Interventions
Implications for the Army
Appendix: List of Soviet Military Interventions
References
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