TY - BOOK ID - 127121891 TI - The Russian military and the Georgia war : lessons and implications AU - Cohen, Ariel AU - Hamilton, Robert E. AU - Army war college (US).. Strategic studies institute PY - 2011 SN - 9781463608170 1463608179 1584874910 9781584874911 PB - London: Createspace, DB - UniCat KW - South Ossetia War, 2008 KW - Geopolitics KW - Military planning KW - Military doctrine KW - Russia (Federation) KW - Georgia (Republic) UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:127121891 AB - In this monograph, the authors state that Russia planned the war against Georgia in August 2008 aiming for the annexation of Abkhazia, weakening the Saakashvili regime, and prevention of NATO enlargement. According to them, while Russia won the campaign, it also exposed its own military as badly needing reform. The war also demonstrated weaknesses of the NATO and the European Union security systems. ER -