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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">RUDN Journal of World History</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">RUDN Journal of World History</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Вестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Всеобщая история</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">2312-8127</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2312-833X</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">33154</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22363/2312-8127-2022-14-4-443-460</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>Modern World</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>Современный мир</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">Russia’s Evolving Military Strategy in Response to NATO Expansion: Continuity and Changes</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Эволюция военной стратегии России в ответ на расширение НАТО</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Gautam</surname><given-names>Aashriti</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Гаутам</surname><given-names>Аашрити</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en">PhD Research Scholar in Centre for Russian and Central Asian Studies, School of International Studies</bio><bio xml:lang="ru">PhD, научный сотрудник Центра российских и центральноазиатских исследований Школы международных исследований</bio><email>aashriti92@gmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Jawaharlal Nehru University</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Университет Джавахарлала Неру</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2022-12-31" publication-format="electronic"><day>31</day><month>12</month><year>2022</year></pub-date><volume>14</volume><issue>4</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en">Political History, Culture and Religion of Asia</issue-title><issue-title xml:lang="ru">Политическая история,  культура и религия стран Азии</issue-title><fpage>443</fpage><lpage>460</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2022-12-31"><day>31</day><month>12</month><year>2022</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2022, Gautam A.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2022, Гаутам А.</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2022</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Gautam A.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Гаутам А.</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://journals.rudn.ru/world-history/article/view/33154">https://journals.rudn.ru/world-history/article/view/33154</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p style="text-align: justify;">This article analyses the changes and continuities in the Russian Military Strategy in response to NATO’s expansionist policies. The methodology used is interdisciplinary in nature as the discourse is based and conceptualized in the historical context with social insights into the contemporary development of events. The paper is divided into two sections: the first concerns NATO’s expansion, both during and after the Cold War period; and the second examines the proposed Russian Military Strategy in response to NATO’s increasing eastward expansion. It is concluded that Russia’s national security concepts and evolving expressions of military doctrine closely follow the process of NATO’s expansion. The nature of forward deployment, defense concept and military strategy that NATO adopts are decisive in formulating and influencing not only Kremlin’s perception but also its reaction, especially in the military field to alliance enlargement.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p style="text-align: justify;">Рассматриваются изменения и преемственность в российской военной стратегии по сравнению с периодом Холодной войны в ответ на политику расширения НАТО. Используемая методология носит междисциплинарный характер, поскольку дискурс основан на историческом контексте с учетом современного развития событий. Исследуются расширение НАТО как во время, так и после периода Холодной войны; и военная стратегия России в ответ на расширение НАТО на Восток. Сделан вывод о том, что концепции национальной безопасности России и меняющиеся формулировки ее военной доктрины тесно связаны с процессом расширения НАТО. Характер передового развертывания сил НАТО, ее концепция обороны и военная стратегия играют решающую роль в формировании не только восприятия Россией НАТО, но и напрямую влияют на реакцию Кремля, особенно в военной области, на расширение альянса на Восток.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>Russian military strategy</kwd><kwd>NATO</kwd><kwd>Cold War</kwd><kwd>security</kwd><kwd>alliance</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>военная стратегия России</kwd><kwd>НАТО</kwd><kwd>Холодная война</kwd><kwd>безопасность</kwd><kwd>альянс</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group/></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><mixed-citation>Turner B. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). London: Palgrave Macmillan; 2013.</mixed-citation></ref><ref id="B2"><label>2.</label><mixed-citation>Wales Summit Declaration. 2014. Available from: http://www.nato.int/cps/ic/natohq/official_texts_112964.htm. 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