Confronting the Russian challenge: A new approach for the US

Russia poses a significant threat to the United States and its allies for which the West is not ready. The West must act urgently to meet this threat without exaggerating it. Russia today does not have the military strength of the Soviet Union. It is a poor state with an economy roughly the size of...

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Published in:Policy File 2019
Main Authors: Kagan, Frederick W, Bugayova, Nataliya, Cafarella, Jennifer
Format: Report
Language:English
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American Enterprise Institute
Military strategy
National security
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Summary:Russia poses a significant threat to the United States and its allies for which the West is not ready. The West must act urgently to meet this threat without exaggerating it. Russia today does not have the military strength of the Soviet Union. It is a poor state with an economy roughly the size of Canada's, a population less than half that of the US, and demographic trends indicating that it will lose strength over time. It is not a conventional military near-peer nor will it become so. Its unconventional warfare and information operations pose daunting but not insuperable challenges. The US and its allies must develop a coherent global approach to meeting and transcending the Russian challenge.