Before Putin. Born in chaos -- A military in crisis -- The first Chechen War -- The wars of Russian assertion -- Enter Putin. Putin's priorities -- The second Chechen War -- Ivanov, the initiator - Serdyukov, the enforcer -- Georgia, 2008 (1): Tbilisi's move... -- Georgia, 2008 (2): ...Moscow's counter -- 'New Look' army -- The new Cold War. Shoigu, the rebuilder -- Crimea, 2014 -- Donbas, 2014- -- Lessons of the Donbas War -- Syria, 2015- (1): the unexpected intervention -- Syria, 2015- (2): Lessons of the Syrian campaign -- Rearming Russia. Rumble for ruble -- Armiya Rossii -- The sky is Russia's! -- Contesting the sea -- Power projection: blue and black berets -- The Spetsnaz -- The nuclear backstop -- The future. Political warfare -- New Generation warfare -- The challenges of the future -- Ukraine 2022: Putin's last war? -- Conclusions: The Eurasian Sparta?
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