Publisher's Synopsis
This occasional paper generally focuses on the reemergence of Russia as a global playerin terms of its growing military capability, but more importantly the will of its politicalleadership to reestablish a regional sphere of influence. The following papers are writtenfrom the perspective of students studying at the U.S. Marine Corps University's Commandand Staff College (CSC) located in Quantico, Virginia. The authors address how Russia'sassertiveness may manifest itself by domination of the Baltic states, expansion in the Arctic, and reanimating its Cold War global competition with America. These topics are widelycovered in the academic forum, but here readers have the opportunity to get insight frommilitary leaders who will have to grapple with the new Russia
