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War Without End: Russia’s Shadow Warfare
To secure its grip on power, Russia adopts Soviet practices coupled with modern tactics of covert influence, violence, and manipulation.
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November 19, 2025 at 4:50 PM
The Russian approach to warfare generates escalation by design, not by mistake. Standard Western responses to Russia's shadow war have misread the Kremlin, and effective deterrence must impose strict consequences and costs to discipline the Kremlin.
November 19, 2025 at 4:50 PM
CEPA experts @samagreene.bsky.social @andreisoldatov.bsky.social and Irina Borogan explore Putin’s reliance on shadow warfare to enforce his neo-Stalinist vision of perpetual war and the Shadow Warriors who maintain it.
November 19, 2025 at 4:50 PM