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Assessing Russia's decline [[electronic resource] ] : trends and implications for the United States and the U.S. Air Force / / Olga Oliker, Tanya Charlick-Paley
| Assessing Russia's decline [[electronic resource] ] : trends and implications for the United States and the U.S. Air Force / / Olga Oliker, Tanya Charlick-Paley |
| Autore | Oliker Olga |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, CA, : RAND, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (153 p.) |
| Disciplina | 947.086 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | Charlick-PaleyTanya <1968-> |
| Soggetto topico | Armies - Russia |
| ISBN | 0-8330-3384-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
PREFACE; CONTENTS; FIGURES; SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Chapter One INTRODUCTION: STRATEGIC IMPLICATIONS OF RUSSIA'S DECLINE; DECLINING, FAILING, AND DYSFUNCTIONAL STATES; IS RUSSIA IN DECLINE?; Chapter Two REGIONAL AUTONOMY OR INCREASED CENTRALIZATION?; TRENDS TOWARD POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC DECENTRALIZATION; GOVERNMENT RESPONSE; Chapter Three THE RUSSIAN ECONOMY; DEMONETIZATION, REFORM, AND POVERTY; CAPITAL FLIGHT; CRIME, CORRUPTION, AND THE SHADOW ECONOMY; TURNAROUND?; Chapter Four RUSSIA'S POLITICAL FUTURE: WHITHER DEMOCRACY AND FREEDOM?; Chapter Five THE PEOPLE OF RUSSIA: ASSET OR LIABILITY?
DEMOGRAPHICS ETHNICITY AND RACISM; Chapter Six THE RUSSIAN MILITARY; PUTIN AND THE MILITARY; MILITARY REGIONALIZATION; CONVENTIONAL FORCES: PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT; NUCLEAR STRATEGY AND FORCES; COMMAND AND CONTROL AND THE DANGER OF INADVERTENT NUCLEAR USE; Chapter Seven WEAK LINKS: ROAD, RAIL, AND NUCLEAR POWER; TRANSPORT AND DISTRIBUTION; POWER PLANTS AND OTHER CIVILIAN AND MILITARY NUCLEAR FACILITIES; Chapter Eight ILLUSTRATIVE SCENARIOS; WAR IN ASIA; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; TERRORIST USE OF NUCLEAR MATERIALS; WAR IN THE CAUCASUS; SCENARIO IMPLICATIONS Chapter Nine NEXT STEPS: PLANNING FOR AND PREVENTING CONTINGENCIES PLANNING FOR CONTINGENCIES; PREVENTING CONTINGENCIES; Chapter Ten THE AIR FORCE ROLE; SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910219990803321 |
Oliker Olga
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| Santa Monica, CA, : RAND, 2002 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Building Afghanistan's security forces in wartime [[electronic resource] ] : the Soviet experience / / Olga Oliker
| Building Afghanistan's security forces in wartime [[electronic resource] ] : the Soviet experience / / Olga Oliker |
| Autore | Oliker Olga |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, Calif., : RAND, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (168 p.) |
| Disciplina | 958.104/5 |
| Soggetto topico |
Military assistance, Soviet - Afghanistan
Internal security - Afghanistan |
| ISBN |
1-283-59736-5
9786613909817 0-8330-5171-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures; Table; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One: Introduction; The Limited Contingent; Purpose and Research Approach; Chapter Two: Historical Overview: 20th-Century Security Aid to Afghanistan Before the Soviet Invasion; 1920-1978; The Saur Revolution; Events Leading Up to the Soviet Invasion; Afghan Security Forces on the Eve of the Soviet Invasion; A Decision to Invade?; Chapter Three: The Soviet Advisory Mission in the 1980's: Senior Leadership and Reporting Channels
Chapter Four: MoI and KhAD Security Forces During the 1980's The Sarandoy; KhAD; Chapter Five: The Afghan Military; The Military Advisory Mission; Training of Afghan Military Personnel; Aviation; Border Forces; Chapter Six: Militias and Other Forces; Citizen Militias; Border and Tribal Militias; Chapter Seven: Afghan Security Forces Challenges and Responses; Force Size and Desertion; Efforts to Increase Numbers and Improve Morale; Equipment; Division of Labor Among Afghan Security Forces; Transferring Control Chapter Eight: The Soviet Decision to Withdraw and the Legacy of Soviet Efforts to Build Afghan Security Forces Dissenting Voices; Preparing to Leave; The Withdrawal and After; Evaluating Soviet Efforts in Hindsight; Chapter Nine: Conclusion: Parallels, Disconnects, and What the International Security Assistance Force Can Learn from the Soviet Experience; Overall Approaches; Recruiting and Retention; Policing; Counterinsurgency and Military Training; Interaction Between Afghan and Foreign Forces and the Challenges of Transferring Lead Responsibility; Afghan Capabilities What ISAF Can Learn from the Soviet Experience References |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910219982803321 |
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Oliker Olga
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| Santa Monica, Calif., : RAND, c2011 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Faultlines of conflict in Central Asia and the south Caucasus [[electronic resource] ] : implications for the U.S. Army / / Olga Oliker, Thomas Szayna
| Faultlines of conflict in Central Asia and the south Caucasus [[electronic resource] ] : implications for the U.S. Army / / Olga Oliker, Thomas Szayna |
| Autore | Oliker Olga |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, CA, : RAND, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (409 p.) |
| Disciplina |
327.0958
355.033058 355/.033058 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | SzaynaThomas S. <1960-> |
| Soggetto topico | National security - Southeast Asia |
| ISBN |
1-282-45120-0
9786612451201 0-8330-4834-1 1-59875-119-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Chapter One - Introducion: Thomas S. Szayna and Olga Oliker; The Context; Objectives, Approach, and Organization; Chapter Two - The Political Evolution of Central Asia and South Caucusus: Implications for Regional Security: Tanya Charlick-Paley with Phil Williams and Olga Oliker; Introduction; Political Institutionalization, Deprivation, and State and Societal Capcity: a Framework for Risk Analysis; Institutionalization in Central Asia and South Caucasus: Rating the Risk of Internal Conflict; The Role of Islam
Political Landscape: ConclusionsProximate Causes of Conflict in Central Asia and South Caucasus; The Ferghana Valley and Cross-Border Incursions; Nagorno-Karabakh; Georgian Separatists and Russia; Conclusions; Chapter Three - Some Economic Dimensions of Security in Central Asia and South Caucasus: Abraham S. Becker; Introduction; Regional Overview; Prospects; Chapter Four - Criminalization and Stability in Central Asia and South Caucasus: Phil Williams; Introduction; Characteristics of Central Asia and South Caucasus; The Criminalization Syndrome Governance and Criminalization in Central Asia and South CaucasusGovernance, Criminalization, and Instability in Central Asia and South Caucasus; Conclusions; Chapter Five - Natural Resources and Potential Conflict in the Caspian Sea Region: Sergej Mahnovski; Introduction; Fossil Fuel Production in the Caspian Sea Region; Natural Gas; Fossil Fuel Transport to Markets; Crude Oil; Natural Gas; Energy Relationships in the Caspian Sea Region; The Role of Water and Electricity in Central Asia; Can Natural Resources Contribute to Armed Conflict?; Some Potential Mitigating Factors to Conflict ConclusionsChapter Six - Potential for Ethnic Conflict in the Caspian Region: Thomas S. Szayna; Introduction; The Ethnic Factor in the CASC States; Preconditions for Ethnic Conflict; Kazakhstan: an Example of a Nationalizing State; Catalysts to Ethnic Violence; Potential for Ethnic Violence in the CASC Region; Final Observations; Chapter Seven - Conflict in Central Asia and South Caucasus: Implications of Foreign Interests and Involvement: Olga Oliker; Introduction; Russia; Turkey; The European Union and its Member States; Iran; China; Afghanistan; The United States; India and Pakistan Great Power Competition and Great Power ConflictThe Local Perspective; Conclusions; Chapter Eight - Central Asia and South Caucasus as an Area of Operations: Challenges and Constraints: William D. O'Malley; Introduction; Deployment; Deployment by Air; By Sea; Infrastructure: Transitioning the Central Asia and South Caucasus Region; Rail; Road; Water; Air: Possible Staging Locations for U.S. Forces Operating Within or Outside the Region; Intermediate Support Base Possibilities; Operational Environment; South Caucasus; Central Asia; Operational Environment: Implications Local Military Capabilities: Capacity and Interoperability Directions of Military Reform in Central Asia and South Caucasus |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910219962403321 |
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Oliker Olga
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| Santa Monica, CA, : RAND, 2002 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Russia's Chechen wars 1994-2000 [[electronic resource] ] : lessons from urban combat / / Olga Oliker
| Russia's Chechen wars 1994-2000 [[electronic resource] ] : lessons from urban combat / / Olga Oliker |
| Autore | Oliker Olga |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, Calif., : Rand, 2001 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (129 p.) |
| Disciplina | 947.086 |
| Soggetto topico | Urban warfare - Russia (Federation) - Chechni͡a |
| ISBN |
1-282-28262-X
9786612282621 0-8330-3248-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
PREFACE; FIGURES; SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; GLOSSARY; Chapter One INTRODUCTION; BACKGROUND; WIDER IMPLICATIONS OF THE CHECHEN WARS; APPROACH AND ORGANIZATION; Chapter Two GROZNY I: 1994-1995; A STEP BACK: THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT; INTO GROZNY; IN GROZNY: CHECHEN STRATEGY AND TACTICS; LEARNING UNDER FIRE: THE EVOLUTION OF RUSSIAN TACTICS; AFTER GROZNY: THE WAR CONTINUES; Chapter Three RETURN TO GROZNY: 1999-2000; STRATEGIC AND TACTICAL THINKING BETWEEN THE WARS; PREPARATION AND PLANNING FOR ROUND TWO; CHECHNYA BETWEEN THE TWO BATTLES FOR GROZNY: FOREIGN INVOLVEMENT AND TACTICS
THE RUSSIANS BACK IN GROZNYEVOLVING RUSSIAN APPROACHES TO URBAN COMBAT: CHANGES SINCE 1994-1995; THE CHECHENS STILL IN GROZNY; THE END GAME; URBAN OPERATIONS AFTER GROZNY: KOMSOMOLSKOYE; Chapter Four CONCLUSIONS; RUSSIA'S CAPABILITIES 1994-2000: LESSONS LEARNED AND LESSONS FORGOTTEN; LEARNING FROM THE RUSSIAN EXPERIENCE; BIBLIOGRAPHY |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910220110603321 |
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Oliker Olga
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| Santa Monica, Calif., : Rand, 2001 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Security sector reform in Ukraine / / Olga Oliker [et al.]
| Security sector reform in Ukraine / / Olga Oliker [et al.] |
| Autore | Oliker Olga |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, CA : , : RAND, , [2016] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xv, 119 pages) : color illustrations |
| Disciplina | 355/.0335477 |
| Soggetto topico |
Security sector - Ukraine
National security - Ukraine Internal security - Ukraine |
| ISBN | 0-8330-9600-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction Reforming the security sector : overall architecture Organizing for defense Defense reforms to improve warfighting and the efficient use of resources Cybersecurity Defense-technical cooperation with global partners Conclusions |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910156237003321 |
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Oliker Olga
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| Santa Monica, CA : , : RAND, , [2016] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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U.S. interests in Central Asia [[electronic resource] ] : policy priorities and military roles / / Olga Oliker, A. David Shlapak
| U.S. interests in Central Asia [[electronic resource] ] : policy priorities and military roles / / Olga Oliker, A. David Shlapak |
| Autore | Oliker Olga |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, CA, : Rand, 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (80 p.) |
| Disciplina | 355/.031/09730958 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | ShlapakDavid A |
| Collana | Rand note |
| ISBN | 0-8330-4080-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Preface; Contents; Figures; Summary; Acknowledgments; Acronyms; CHAPTER ONE- Introduction: Policy Choices for a Remote but Critical Region; CHAPTER TWO- Defining U.S. Interests in Central Asia; Background; Operation Enduring Freedom: Access and Reward; U.S. Security Priorities Since September 11: Implications for Central Asia; U.S. Presence and U.S. Interests; Defining U.S. Policy Today; CHAPTER THREE- The Military Role in U.S. Relations with Central Asia; After Operation Enduring Freedom: What Comes Next?; Permanent Presence: Two Rationales
A Strategy for Future U.S. Military Engagement in Central AsiaBibliography |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910220081903321 |
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Oliker Olga
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| Santa Monica, CA, : Rand, 2005 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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