Contrasting Russian Perspectives on Coercion and Restraint in Russia’s Security Relations with the West
Journal: Digital Repository at the University of Maryland (University of Maryland College Park)
Year: 2017

This discussion paper analyzes a sample of 2014-2016 Russian-language publications focused on Russia’s security relations with the United States. It characterizes the Russian expert debate at that time as dichotomous in nature, where security policy analysts proposed either coercive or restrained policy approaches in dealing with perceived threats. It assesses similarities and differences of these two perspectives with regard to the nature of Russia’s political-military relationship with the Wes