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Russia Threat Program

This program is dedicated to the study of the Russian military, geopolitical and intelligence threat posed by Russia today and into the next decade, particularly under the leadership of President Vladimir Putin. 


Areas of focus include:


  • Conventional military capabilities and modernization
  • Nuclear military capabilities and modernization
  • Unconventional and Hybrid Warfare
  • Cyber Warfare
  • Intelligence, Disinformation and Influence Operations
  • Geopolitical Strategy - Regional Interventions
  • Strategic Partnership with China



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Russia - under Putin - poses a serious, multidimensional threat to the US. Its massive and modernizing strategic nuclear force, greatly improved conventional capabilities and sophisticated hybrid warfare and influence operations are second to none. A growing strategic alliance with China could also dramatically multiply the military danger to the US and its global leadership.

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US Government reports on russia threat

DIA - Russian Military

State Department report on Russian Disinformation - 2020

CRS - Russian Nuclear Forces

The latest open source intelligence report on the Russian military by DIA. - 2017

CRS - Russian Nuclear Forces

State Department report on Russian Disinformation - 2020

CRS - Russian Nuclear Forces

The latest open source report on Russian nuclear forces by CRS - 2020.

State Department report on Russian Disinformation - 2020

State Department report on Russian Disinformation - 2020

State Department report on Russian Disinformation - 2020

Latest open source State Department report on Russian propaganda and disinformation - 2020.

independent reports on russia threat

RAND report on future Russian military capabilities - 2019

European CFR report on Russian Intelligence Services - 2016

European CFR report on Russian Intelligence Services - 2016

Latest from RAND on future of Russian military forces.

European CFR report on Russian Intelligence Services - 2016

European CFR report on Russian Intelligence Services - 2016

European CFR report on Russian Intelligence Services - 2016

Insider report on Russian intelligence services.

Report on Russian media portrayal of US military - 2019

European CFR report on Russian Intelligence Services - 2016

Report on Russian media portrayal of US military - 2019

Review of Russian media portrayal of US military.


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