The military took in nearly 300,000 conscripts in 2015. Military doctrine of the russian federation, president of the russian federation, 2014 in. Ukraines new military doctrine identifies russia as. In the tsarist, soviet, and russian military tradition, doctrine plays a particularly important role. Although relatively small in scale, russias military operation in syria has highlighted some major improvements in. The danger is moscows view of threats everywhere may prove selffulfilling. The military doctrine of the russian federation is a strategic planning document of the russian federation and represents a system of officially state adopted views of preparation for the armed protection of russia. I all the time emailed this webpage post page to all my friends because if like to read it next my friends will too. The most significant ones emphasize the immediacy of the threat posed by the west if the 2010 document talked about weakening of the ideological confrontation, the new version replaced this with a.
Text of newlyapproved russian military doctrine text of. The evolution of russian military doctrine weapons and. Dec 26, 2014 russian president vladimir putin has approved a revised military doctrine that names natos military buildup near russias border as its main military threat. The arctic, the atlantic and crimea as well as cooperation with china in the pacific are now among the most. Warsaw ukrainian prime minister arseniy yatsenyuk said that the countrys new draft military doctrine is the first in ukraines history to clearly identify russia as an enemy and an aggressor. In recent years, this has been repeatedly mentioned as the most serious threat facing the russian government, but it had not previously been portrayed as a military threat.
March 2015 that the militarys main tasks are to maintain the combat readiness of the armed forces and to ensure the russian federations defensive capability. Jul 26, 2015 the marine doctrine contains a new section on shipbuilding. The military doctrine takes account of the fundamental provisions of the. Army doctrine publications adps, army doctrine reference publications adrps, field manuals fms, army techniques publications atps and digital. The basic provisions of the military doctrine of the russian federation are an integral part of the security concept of the russian federation and constitute a document of the transitional period the period of establishing russian statehood, implementing democratic reforms, and shaping a new system of international relations. Sep 04, 2015 warsaw ukrainian prime minister arseniy yatsenyuk said that the countrys new draft military doctrine is the first in ukraines history to clearly identify russia as an enemy and an aggressor. The national military strategy of the united states of america 2015. Russias new military doctrine names nato buildup as main.
Recent usarmy doctrine publications, army doctrine reference. Russian national security strategy, december 2015 fulltext. The military doctrine, based on the analysis of military threats and military threats to the interests of the. Sep 25, 2015 at the same time, the new ukrainian security strategy, which is a broader and more complex security concept, demands the countrys military expenditures to be no less than 5 percent of gdp. The military doctrine of the russian federation hereinafter the military doctrine is one of the fundamental strategic planning documents in the russian federation and constitutes a system of the views officially adopted in the state on preparations for armed defence and on the armed protection of the russian federation.
Military doctrine is the expression of how military forces contribute to campaigns, major operations, battles, and engagements it is a guide to action, rather than hard and fast rules. During the 20th century moscows naval doctrine oscilated between a focus on coastal defense, with a very large fleet of rather small vessels a mosquito fleet, and a. Russias ambiguous warfare and implications for the u. In common with a range of other russian expressions of strategic intent, the military doctrine had last been updated in the year 2000. Russias new military doctrine does not bring any significant changes to its defence policy. Adoption of the new military doctrine was long overdue. It helps standardize operations, facilitating readiness by establishing common ways of accomplishing military tasks. The doctrine lists among major foreign military threats the creation and deployment of global strategic antiballistic missile systems that undermines the established global stability and balance of power in nuclear missile capabilities, the implementation of the prompt strike concept, intent to deploy weapons in space and deployment of.
Russia maintains it will use military force only defensively, when other options have failed. At the same time, the new ukrainian security strategy, which is a broader and more complex security concept, demands the countrys military expenditures to be no less than 5 percent of gdp. In russian military thought, foresight is directly linked to. Moscow introduced a new naval doctrine in july 2015. The 2015 chinese white paper chinas military strategy, issued by chinas state council. It proved to be anachronistic, unrealistic and indeed stillborn. While russia has strengthened its arctic security rhetoric over the course of 201415, its existing and planned military and paramilitary capabilities in the russian arctic indicate that the goals of russias security policy and military. Military doctrine of the russian federation hereinafter military. Russian president vladimir putin has approved a revised military doctrine that names natos military buildup near russias border as its main military threat. The 2014 military doctrine was the first official document to highlight the military threat posed to russia by externally organized regime change. On december 26, 2014, the russian president endorsed the updated military doctrine. Li traces the evolution of the plas operational doctrine. The states defense or military doctrine possesses a normative and even, often a juridical quality that should be binding on relevant state agencies, or at least so its adherents would like to claim. Polina sinovets is an associate professor at the odessa national i.
Comparison of the russian military doctrine 1993, 2000. Combat readiness includes updated strategic thought, new equipment revelations, and futurewar projections. Md 2000 defines the militarypolitical, military strategical and militaryeconomical base. This doctrine update provides information on the overall doctrine 2015 strategy. While the former relate to nato and the united states, the kremlins concerns over the latter revolve around the spectre of a russian maidan. Doctrine calls the integrated use of military force and of political, informational, and other nonmilitary measures. The military doctrine was amended in 2014, when new threats emerged, specifically natos expansion in the direction of russias borders and its plans to develop a global missile defense system and deploy strategic weapons in outer space.
Those views are provided in this volume to stimulate debate and further understanding of chinas growing military capability and how it might be employed. Doctrine is defined as fundamental principles by which the military forces or. Russian way of warfare or military doctrine, as this. This approach is supplemented by indirect and asymmetrical forms of deployment, in the sense of the use of special forces, armed irregulars and private military companies. His nonmilitary measures include efforts to shape the political, economic, and social landscapes of the adversary state through subversion, espionage, and propaganda, potentially in combination with cyberattacks. View russian military strategy and doctrine research papers on academia. Below is my quick translation of an article by the chief of the russian general staff, valery gerasimov, from early 20. Doctrine provides a common frame of reference across the military. Fight russia, join nato declaring russia a military opponent may be concession to nationalists jason ditz posted on september 2, 2015 categories news tags. The military balance 2015, international institute for strategic studies iiss, 2015. Although it is long, i think it is worth reading for the light it casts on russian military thinking, russian strategies and tactics in ukraine and other countries, russian views of world events, and the selfassessment it contains about the state of russian military science. Since then, every time russia has resorted to military force in georgia 2008, in ukraine 2014, in syria 2015, it did so with motivations and goals that were more or less directly related to its hectic relations with the west. While russian officials talk about a millionman military, estimates put total personnel at closer to 800,000. Amd archive of military doctrine bits special documents.
Russias military spending makes up a greater percentage of its gdp than either of the other two nations. Pdf the military doctrine of the russian federation. Dec 27, 2014 new russian military doctrine, naming nato as the nations number one threat, comes amid tensions over ukraine, and what the kremlin sees as usled efforts to isolate and weaken russia. Numerous successive revisions of military doctrine have. The 1993 doctrine failed to provide the necessary rudder. Russia explains maritime doctrine adjustment with growing rivalry for oceanic resources. Jan 15, 2015 russia maintains it will use military force only defensively, when other options have failed. The president approved new edition of military doctrine. Aug 12, 2015 russia explains maritime doctrine adjustment with growing rivalry for oceanic resources. The new russian naval doctrine center for international. Russias conventional armed forces and the georgian war, mcdermott r.
The information security doctrine of the russian federation represents a totality of official views on the goals, objectives, principles and basic guidelines for ensuring information security in the russian federation. It is based on the idea that information warfare is a preemptive response to both assumed and potential political threats to russia. Russia has a new military doctrine business insider. Russian military strategy and doctrine research papers.
Russian federation marine doctrine president of russia. The evolution of russian military doctrine weapons and warfare. Russian military doctrine article by general valery. Grounded in maskirovka, the soviet doctrine of denial and deception, this new employment of ambiguous. But this is the doctrine of a state that sees a lot to defend against, even as its interests expand globally. This past month, russia published a new military doctrine. Reutersmaxim shemetov russia signed its new military doctrine into practice on dec. This is to a large extent linked to the fact that over these last 1015 years, we have developed a shipbuilding industry that in terms of naval shipbuilding is doing work on a scale comparable to what was happening during the soviet period. Military doctrine of the russian federation hereinafter military doctrine is a system of officially adopted state views on the preparation for armed defence and armed protection of the russian federation. Sep 24, 2015 ukrainian president petro poroshenko signed a new military doctrine on thursday naming russia as the main military threat to ukraine, according to a statement on the presidential website. The most recent revision of the military doctrine was approved in 2014. The marine doctrine contains a new section on shipbuilding.
The amendments were approved by the security council on december 19, 2014. Syria a russian hybrid armed conflict the two common features of the russian military doctrines of 1987, 1993, 2000, 2010 and 2014 is their defensive nature and the growing attention paid to the socalled revolution in military affairs rma phenomena. Military doctrine is the expression of how military forces contribute to campaigns, major operations, battles, and engagements. To inaugurate the russian navys new doctrine, president vladimir putin met with deputy prime minister dimitrij rozogin, defense minister sergej sojgu, commander of the navy viktor cirkov, and commander of the western military district. Edited by mikhail barabanov foreword by david glantz.
It is based on the idea that information warfare is a preemptive response to both assumed and. Russian president vladimir putin r and russian prime minister dmitry medvedev confer during a meeting of the state. The military doctrine, based on the analysis of military threats and military threats to the interests of the russian federation and its allies formulated the basic provisions of the military policy and military economic support for defence of the state. I shall consider it in the light of similar assumptions in the editions of the doctrine from the years 2000 and 2010. Ukrainian president petro poroshenko signed a new military doctrine on thursday naming russia as the main military threat to ukraine, according to a statement on the presidential website. It had promised a new text in september 2014, in the wake of natos wales summit declaration condemning moscows actions in ukraine. Russias new military doctrine lists nato, us as major. Military doctrine of ukraine states russia is an enemy. Doctrine is supposed to represent an official view or views about the character of. Military doctrine of the russian federation hereinafter military doctrine is a system of officially adopted state views on the preparation for armed defence and. Md 1993 is based on political, military, military technological and economical foundation. Ukraines new military doctrine names russia as main. Numerous successive revisions of military doctrine have been promulgated since 1990.
It is a guide to action, rather than hard and fast rules. Nov 24, 2015 this article originally featured on cimsec on sep. Another threat mentioned in the doctrine was the enlargement of military blocs and alliances to the disadvantage of russian military security. China military power pdf defense intelligence agency.
Will it serve as the framework for russias adversarial relationship with the west, or a carefully crafted revision that offers opportunities for rapprochement. Col gen manilov, the first deputy cgs for military reform has been promising a new one for some time. The 2015 nms continues the call for greater agility, innovation, and integration. Under doctrine 2015, army doctrinal information is being broken down into its components, making revision quicker, but without losing enduring principles. The united states army combined arms center publishes the doctrine update periodically to highlight recent and upcoming changes to doctrine and provides information related to doctrine use. One of the most anticipated documents of 2014, russias new military doctrine, was signed into law on december 26th. It replaced the document approved by his predecessor in february 2010 most of the changes are editorial. To avoid stealing the books thunder further, i simply recommend that any and all who are interested in the russian military, russian military doctrine, or russian military security in general, carefully read this book and include a copy in their library. Russian military doctrine article by general valery gerasimov. Russian president vladimir putin r and russian prime minister dmitry medvedev confer during a. Comparison of the russian military doctrine 1993, 2000, 2010.
One thought on new military doctrine of ukraine where russia is an enemy lorena mesa november 22, 2019 at 17. Russias new military doctrine is in many ways similar to the old, but the differences indicate that moscow sees the world as a very dangerous place. Russias new military doctrine is characterised by its close linkage of foreign and domestic threat perceptions. Russias military heritage will assist this process tremendously. The military doctrine reflects the commitment of the russian federation to taking military measures for the protection of its national interests and the interests of its allies only after political, diplomatic, legal, economic, informational and other nonviolent instruments have been exhausted. Jun 21, 2014 below is my quick translation of an article by the chief of the russian general staff, valery gerasimov, from early 20. The military doctrine, based on the analysis of military threats and military threats to the interests of the russian federation and its allies. The military doctrine of the russian federation 2010. New russian military doctrine, naming nato as the nations number one threat, comes amid tensions over ukraine, and what the kremlin sees as usled efforts to isolate and weaken russia. In 2014, the countrys military and security budget amounted to 3. The 1993 document, the same as the current military doctrine, stated that the key threats for international peace and stability are local and armed conflicts. Russia explains maritime doctrine adjustment with growing.