Oscar Jonsson is during 2019 Director of the Stockholm Free World Forum (Frivärld), a Swedish foreign and security policy think tank, and associated researcher at the Swedish Defence University. Previously, he was a subject-matter expert at the Policy and Plans Department at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters. Jonsson holds a PhD from the Department of War Studies, King’s College London.

This book provides much needed context and analysis to be able to understand recent Russian interventions in Crimea and eastern Ukraine, how to deter Russia on the eastern borders of NATO, and how the West must also learn to avoid inadvertent escalation.

• Introduction 1 The Soviet Understanding of WarSoviet Military ScienceThe Cause of WarThe Nature of WarWar as an Instrument of Politics Evgeny MessnerConclusion 2 The Russian Understanding of War after the Dissolution of the Soviet UnionThe 1990s: Continuity The 2000s: ConfusionThe 2010s: Change Conclusion3 Information Warfare The Information Security DoctrinesInformation-Technical WarfareInformation-Psychological Warfare Conclusion 4 Color Revolutions The Political View The Military View Conclusion Conclusion Policy Implications References IndexAbout the Author

Oscar Jonsson is during 2019 Director of the Stockholm Free World Forum (Frivärld), a Swedish foreign and security policy think tank, and associated researcher at the Swedish Defence University. Previously, he was a subject-matter expert at the Policy and Plans Department at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters. Jonsson holds a PhD from the Department of War Studies, King’s College London.

This book provides much needed context and analysis to be able to understand recent Russian interventions in Crimea and eastern Ukraine, how to deter Russia on the eastern borders of NATO, and how the West must also learn to avoid inadvertent escalation.

• Introduction 1 The Soviet Understanding of WarSoviet Military ScienceThe Cause of WarThe Nature of WarWar as an Instrument of Politics Evgeny MessnerConclusion 2 The Russian Understanding of War after the Dissolution of the Soviet UnionThe 1990s: Continuity The 2000s: ConfusionThe 2010s: Change Conclusion3 Information Warfare The Information Security DoctrinesInformation-Technical WarfareInformation-Psychological Warfare Conclusion 4 Color Revolutions The Political View The Military View Conclusion Conclusion Policy Implications References IndexAbout the Author

Oscar Jonsson is during 2019 Director of the Stockholm Free World Forum (Frivärld), a Swedish foreign and security policy think tank, and associated researcher at the Swedish Defence University. Previously, he was a subject-matter expert at the Policy and Plans Department at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters. Jonsson holds a PhD from the Department of War Studies, King’s College London.

This book provides much needed context and analysis to be able to understand recent Russian interventions in Crimea and eastern Ukraine, how to deter Russia on the eastern borders of NATO, and how the West must also learn to avoid inadvertent escalation.

• Introduction 1 The Soviet Understanding of WarSoviet Military ScienceThe Cause of WarThe Nature of WarWar as an Instrument of Politics Evgeny MessnerConclusion 2 The Russian Understanding of War after the Dissolution of the Soviet UnionThe 1990s: Continuity The 2000s: ConfusionThe 2010s: Change Conclusion3 Information Warfare The Information Security DoctrinesInformation-Technical WarfareInformation-Psychological Warfare Conclusion 4 Color Revolutions The Political View The Military View Conclusion Conclusion Policy Implications References IndexAbout the Author