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Russia's Shadow War Against the West

Analysis by H. Andrew Schwartz and Seth G. Jones

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Russia’s Shadow War Against the West

Russia is conducting a violent and escalating campaign of sabotage and subversion against European and U.S. targets in Europe led by Russian military intelligence, according to a new CSIS database. The number of Russian attacks nearly tripled between 2023 and 2024.

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Brief by Seth G. Jones — March 18, 2025

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