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Vladimir Slipchenko

Vladimir Slipchenko is Vice-President of the Russian Academy of Military Science.

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The terrorist threat and a new form of warfare

The Russian military analyst, Vladimir Slipchenko, argues that a new era of asymmetric warfare has begun. Against international terrorism, conventional or guided missiles are futile. An effective response requires a new civil-military force, and a post-Nato counter-terrorism alliance – one that includes Russia.