Recommendations for Inteligence Staffs Concerning Russians New Generation Warfare

The Chief of the General Staff is typically always a member, thereby bridging strategy (formed in the council) to operational art (designed and implemented in the Armed Forces). Since some of Russia's current ambitions (e.g., maintaining frozen conflicts, destabilizing neighbors, breaking apart NATO, and changing the current balance of European security) are counter to U.S. national interests, these ambitions will likely require a U.S. and Western application of the instruments of national power to counter. [...]a Russian commander prefers to execute a previously rehearsed mission that fulfills the mission requirements adequately, than attempting to plan and execute a custom designed mission that fulfills the mission perfectly.5 Intelligence professionals have had little experience with doctrinal templates for the last fifteen or so years. [...]Russia is developing UAS navigation systems based upon terrain recognition technologies, still fielding inertial navigation systems on short-range ballistic missiles and ground launched cruise missiles, and is maintaining the ability to deploy massed fires instead of relying on precision strikes. [...]the Foreign Military Studies Office does translate and provide analysis of various Russian tactical sources for publication as publicly available articles and books.