Миф "Доктрина Герасимова". Взгляды российской армии или
основа гибридной войны? / Под редакцией Кристофа Бильбана и
Ханны Гринингер - Вена: Австрийская Республика / Федеральное
министерство обороны, 2019 - 344 стр. - Серия публикаций Академии
национальной обороны № 2.
ISBN: 978-3-903121-57-7
URL: http://www.bundesheer.at/pdf_pool/publikationen/
buch_bilban_grininger_mythos_gerasimov_doktrin_web.pdf
Abstract
This volume presents a critical examination of several regional discourses on
the so-called “Gerasimov doctrine”. It showcases, how the West perceived
the programmatic speech of the Russian General Valery Gerasimov in 2013
out of context. Therefore, two chapters elaborate on the genesis of this “doctrine”
and its relevance within the Russian military and national security discourse.
Furthermore, these chapters question to what extent the Gerasimov
speech is the basis for Russia’s “hybrid warfare”.
In addition, several chapters address the reception of the “Gerasimov doctrine”
in different regions of Europe and in China. Using the tool of discourse
analysis, the authors examined publications by think tanks and military
research institutions - such as the National Defence Academy. Special
emphasis is put on European discourses from the Baltic States, Great Britain,
Spain and Portugal, as well as the German-speaking countries (Germany,
Austria and Switzerland). China was added due to the growing importance
of this player within international politics.
In addition, the relationships between the publications on Gerasimov were
examined. The references were collected and analysed by using methods of
social network analysis. This “reference mapping” made the dominance of
particular authors visible and showed the development of the discourses
over time. A contrasting view of the individual regional discourses revealed
differences in the reception of the “Gerasimov doctrine”. Thus, discourses
did not begin simultaneously, but with slight (German-speaking countries,
Great Britain) and clear (Spain, China) delays, while the Baltic States (and
Scandinavia) are the obvious pioneers. Although the received elements of
the “Gerasimov doctrine” differ, all discourses marginalized the context of
origin and the domestic political dimension of the speech.
This volume is a contribution to basic research and makes only few recommendations
for European security policy. One of them is that sound regional
expertise - in this case on Russia - is indispensable for fact-based policies.
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