CONSIDERATIONS ON THE RUSSIAN DOCTRINE FOR A NEW WARFARE MODEL IN THE BLACK SEA REGION
CONSIDERATIONS ON THE RUSSIAN DOCTRINE FOR A NEW WARFARE MODEL IN THE BLACK SEA REGION

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to bring arguments in order to proof that Russia has changed its modern warfare approach by developing a new doctrine which has been tested, step by step, in the last 40 years, culminating with Crimea’s annexation as a masterpiece of deception and disinformation. The beginning of the 21th century brought a new security paradigm. The old 20th century approach proved more often than ever to be obsolete and a change was needed to keep the pace with the new reality and ideology. Russia as the “defeated” Cold War era belligerent needed to restate its world power and regain its influence in the world but most around its borders. There are voices that diminish or cancel the evidence of the Russia’s resurgence and argue that there is a new way to conduct wars but the outcome of this hybrid warfare stands still as a living proof in Ukraine/Crimea, Georgia/North Ossetia and Moldova/Transnistria. In this article we will pursue the research objectives through a comprehensive methodology in order to identify the Russian’s military leadership response regarding this issue, international environment (both civilian and military) reaction to this new Russian approach and main characteristics description of this doctrine.

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