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A file picture taken 12 July 2007 shows the headquarters (aka Lubianka) of the Federal Security Service (FSB), the former KGB in Moscow.

Russia’s Intelligence Services After the War

EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — Russia’s intelligence services (RIS) have failed spectacularly in Ukraine: in planning, execution, and analysis, yet they will [...] More

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Putin's Bold Attempt to Deny Skripal Attack

Putin's Bold Attempt to Deny Skripal Attack

“The concept of plausible denial had an undeniable flavor of wishful thinking about it”, wrote CIA veteran William Hood in his book on Soviet [...] More

Inside the Competitive, Corrupt World of Russian Intelligence

Inside the Competitive, Corrupt World of Russian Intelligence

Bottom Line: The Kremlin employs various often overlapping and competitive security and intelligence services to create multiple sources of [...] More