Russian Strategic Behavior Workshop 19 March 2020

CANCELLED

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The Russia Strategic Initiative & The George C. Marshall Center  Present Understanding Russian Strategic Behavior Workshop 19 March, 2020 0845 - 1700 The Rogers Center, Patch Barracks, Bldg 2307 or via Unclass VTC with the following link: https://connect.apan.org/rsi/

The Russia Strategic Initiative (RSI) is a Department of Defense Organization that works with organizations throughout the U.S. Government and with public and private think tanks around the world to develop a common understanding of Russian decision-making and way of war to enable leaders to make informed decisions.

The Russia Strategic Initiative, in conjunction with the George C. Marshall Center, invites your attendance to the "Understanding Russia Strategic Behavior Workshop", the capstone to the two-year project that investigated Russian Strategic Behavior and Putin's Operational Code.  This workshop targets O-6 (OF-5) and below assigned to the EUCOM, AFRICOM, Components and other select invitees.  This event will feature unclassified presentations as per the agenda:

• 0900-1030: Russian Strategic Behavior in the Arctic, Baltic Nordic, Ukraine and Syria
  • Chair: Dr. David Lewis
  • Presenters:
    • Arctic - Dr. Pavel Baev
    • Baltic-Nordic - R. Dmitry Gorengurg
    • Ukraine - Dr. Samuel Charap
    • Syria - Dr. Dima Adamsky
• 1100-1230: Grey Zone Conflict and Discordant Signals: Illicit and Proxy Forces
  • Chair: Dr. Graeme P. Herd
  • Presenters:
    • Russia and the Rebels: Anti-Government Entities in Russian Strategic Thinking - Dr. David Lewis
    • Gangsterising Geopolitics: Russia Organized Crime as a Hybrid Warfighting Tool - Dr. Mark Galeotti
    • The Role of Private Military Companies within a Larger Russian Influence Strategy in Africa - Dr. Dmitry Gorenburg
• 1400-1545: Russia and Great Power Competition Short of War
  • Chair: Dr. Dmitry Gorenburg
  • Presenters:
    • Russian Redlines and Escalatory Thresholds - Dr. Samuel Charap
    • Russian Thinking on Deterring 'Hybrid War' - Dr. Mark Galeotti
    • Nuclear Dimension and Russian Strategic Behavior - Dr. Pavel Baev
    • How does Russia View Partnership with China? - Mr. Mike Kofman

This workshop will bring together the work an all-star team of Russia experts.  We are excited to bring back two presenters from the November 2019 "Russia Forum" (Mark Galeotti, Dmitry Gorenburg) in addition to 6 others from RAND, Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), Center for Naval Analyses (CNA), Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya (IDC), and the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO).

Please register by clicking the below link and filling out the registration form.  If you have any questions, please contact the RSI Drive Research Division.