Russian Views on Deterrence, Escalation Management & Conflict Termination

TOPIC SPONSOR: EUCOM - Russia Strategic Initiative

What are the Russian views and theories of deterrence, escalation management, and conflict termination?

• Bowron, James, "Russian Battlefield Losses: Why Russia Will Rely on Nuclear Threats When Dealing with the West in the Future," Russia RTF, 2023, 35 pgs.
   
• Perry, Major Frank, "Rose Colored Glasses: How Western Mirroring Could Result in Inadvertent Nuclear War with Russia," ACSC Russia RTF, 2022, 18 pgs.
   
• Sahl, LTC Joe, "Undeterred: Analyzing the Persistent Russian Threat to NATO and Future Implications for NATO and the United States," Regional Studies paper, AWC, 2024, 7 pgs.
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