Contributing USMA Research Unit(s)
Modern War Institute, Social Sciences
Publication Date
7-16-2019
Publication Title
Modern War Institute
Document Type
Article
Abstract
Russia docks a warship in Havana knowing it will provoke a response from the United States. How dare they. The US Navy dispatched a destroyer to shadow the vessel; after all, the United States has the Monroe doctrine to enforce. A few weeks prior, Russia sent around a hundred troops to Venezuela. This also provoked a response, albeit rhetorical. Despite these US reactions, Russia continues to play strategic games.
Why did the United States respond to these actions in these ways? And what is the most appropriate response?
Recommended Citation
Fust, George, "Play to Win: Sticking to a Playbook in the Competition with Russia" (2019). West Point Research Papers. 207.
https://digitalcommons.usmalibrary.org/usma_research_papers/207