To what extent is strategic culture a useful tool in understanding Russian foreign policy?
The Assessment contributes to Higher Level Training Objective (HLTO) 1 – Understand.1 Specific Training Objectives (TOs) include:
1. Analyse the main tenets of policy and strategy making in theory and practice.
2. Analyse the nature of international law and ethics and the impact on military strategy and decision making.
3. Analyse the impact of the strategic security context, and national interests and objectives on the formulation of foreign and security policy.
4. Analyse the relationship between political objectives, policy making, strategy and instruments of national power on the formulation of national defence strategy.
Overview
It should be a maximum of 1500 words to include references and footnotes (if required). If references and footnotes are included, then they are to be in the Chicago format and will be included in the word count. The date is included at the top, and page numbers at the bottom of the page. Arial Font size 12 is to be used in the main body and Arial Font size 10 for footnotes. Do not alter margins from the template.