{"id":16563,"date":"2018-07-09T19:10:07","date_gmt":"2018-07-10T00:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/?p=16563"},"modified":"2018-07-09T19:10:07","modified_gmt":"2018-07-10T00:10:07","slug":"different-methods-mean-different-reactions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/2018\/07\/09\/different-methods-mean-different-reactions\/","title":{"rendered":"Different Methods Mean Different Reactions"},"content":{"rendered":"

On\u00a0Lawfare\u00a0<\/b><\/i>Kimberley Marten\u00a0outlines\u00a0<\/a>how Russia is asserting influence throughout the world:<\/p>\n

Russian aggression is a central concern of the foreign and security policy community, with debate focusing on what Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s intentions are and how best to deter him. But missing from much of the discussion is the fact that a variety of semi-state security groups, with a hazy relationship to Moscow\u2019s central authorities, are playing an increasing role in Russian actions both at home and abroad. The United States and other Western states must develop a better understanding of the complex motives and economic interests held by these opaque and informally commanded security forces to ensure the best possible attribution of and response to any hostile acts they commit. This will require recognizing that they are likely not always following Putin\u2019s direct orders.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

While many\u00a0scholars<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0analysts<\/a>\u00a0now have a sophisticated understanding of the roles played by\u00a0private military and security firms<\/a>\u00a0around\u00a0the world<\/a>, the array of semi-state security actors mobilized by Russia is unique\u2014and noteworthy. Putin\u2019s Russia is replacing the traditional notion, held by most Western countries as well as the Soviet Union, that states should have ultimate command and control over how armed force is used on their territories or in their name abroad. Instead, the new Russian model is centered on ambiguity, and the Kremlin even seems comfortable with the fact that these semi-state actors often have distinct commercial interests, separate from the Russian state. When a well-armed state with a growing international presence chooses to redefine the relationship between sovereignty and force, the magnitude and variety of threats that it might produce is being redefined as well.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The semi-official methods they’re moving to also impacts the Russians who make up these private military forces, as the loss of central regulation may also mean less chance of rescue or exchange of prisoners.<\/p>\n

It also increases the chances of rogue actors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On\u00a0Lawfare\u00a0Kimberley Marten\u00a0outlines\u00a0how Russia is asserting influence throughout the world: Russian aggression is a central concern of the foreign and security policy community, with debate focusing on what Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s intentions are and how best to deter him. But missing from much of the discussion is the fact that \u2026 Continue reading → <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16563","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16563"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16563\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16564,"href":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16563\/revisions\/16564"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16563"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}