To Subvert the State: the Ecosystem of Russian Active Measures
Dr Jack Watling
23 June 2026Long Read
This Whitehall Paper is about Russia and subversion: the covert manipulation of targets to alter their behaviour, and how Russia uses intelligence to shape the thinking and decision making of its targets.
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WRITTEN BY
Dr Jack Watling
Senior Research Fellow for Applied Military Sciences
Military Sciences
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