Dangerous Alliances: Russia’s Strategic Inroads in Latin America

Authors

Douglas Farah, Center for Strategic Research (CSR), Institute for National Strategic Studies
Marianne Richardson, IBI Consultants and National Defense University

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Description

Russia’s strategic interests in Latin America center on establishing a multisector, persistent presence in the Western Hemisphere as a counterweight to U.S. and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) presence in the former Soviet Union and bordering states. The engagement focuses on aggressive implementation of what the West calls the doctrine of “hybrid warfare.” This approach fuses hard and soft power across multiple domains, recognizing the existence of a permanent state of confrontation with the West. This strategy undergirds the rationalization and operationalization of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Publication Date

12-2022

Publisher

National Defense University Press

City

Washington, DC

Recommended Citation

Farah, Douglas and Richardson, Marianne, "Dangerous Alliances: Russia’s Strategic Inroads in Latin America" (2022). INSS Strategic Perspectives. 10.
https://digitalcommons.ndu.edu/inss-strategic-perspectives/10