Will to Fight of Private Military Actors: Applying Cognitive Maneuver to Russian Private Forces
Journal: RAND Corporation eBooks
Year: 2023

Deploying private military actors allows Russia to expand its military footprint while maintaining plausible deniability of direct involvement in military operations. An adaptation of the RAND-developed military will-to-fight model highlights opportunities to counter these actors and target potential vulnerabilities through cognitive maneuver at the individual, team, organizational, state, and societal levels.