Political warfare is back. The West is waking up to the realization that authoritarian states are seeking not only to weaken it, but also to intimidate, undermine, and coerce individuals, businesses, and institutions that obstruct or threaten their interests. Scholars have followed Christopher Walker and Jessica Ludwig’s work in describing China’s and Russia’s efforts to wield “sharp power” against their adversaries. What bears closer examination is just how much these efforts are guided by the countries’ intelligence and security services.
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Andrew Foxall, Neil Barnett: Collapsing the Russian tripod
Servicemen of the Russian National Guard patrol along the Red Square in Moscow, on Dec. 30, 2019, as the Kremlin's Spasskaya Tower is seen in the background.
