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Russian Active Measures, And More Dirty Tricks: Expect Russia to Escalate Its Attacks on our Democracies
The article discusses Russia's historical use of 'active measures' to disrupt democracies, highlighting recent operations in Europe targeting ethnic minorities through defacement and divisive tactics. It notes the evolution of these strategies with AI and cognitive warfare, emphasizing the role of Russian intelligence agencies like the SVR, GRU, and FSB in undermining Western political systems.
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