Putin's wars: from Chechnya to Ukraine

Before Putin. Born in chaos

A military in crisis

The first Chechen War

The wars of Russian assertion

Enter Putin. Putin's priorities

The second Chechen War

Ivanov, the initiator - Serdyukov, the enforcer

Georgia, 2008 (1): Tbilisi's move...

Georgia, 2008 (2): ...Moscow's counter

'New Look' army

The new Cold War. Shoigu, the rebuilder

Crimea, 2014

Donbas, 2014-

Lessons of the Donbas War

Syria, 2015- (1): the unexpected intervention

Syria, 2015- (2): Lessons of the Syrian campaign

Rearming Russia. Rumble for ruble

Armiya Rossii

The sky is Russia's!

Contesting the sea

Power projection: blue and black berets

The Spetsnaz

The nuclear backstop

The future. Political warfare

New Generation warfare

The challenges of the future

Ukraine 2022: Putin's last war?

Conclusions: The Eurasian Sparta?