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War Without End: Deterring Russia’s Shadow War

By Sam Greene, David Kagan, Mathieu Boulègue & more…

Either Europe will continue allowing Russia’s shadow war to set the terms of escalation, or it will act now to prevent a larger war.

March 31, 2026

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A Playbook to Clear the Strait of Hormuz

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Moscow’s Plasticine Man Comes to Washington

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The War of the Algorithm

Photo: Vendors count Russian ruble banknotes for tax at a market in Omsk, Russia October 29, 2021. Credit: REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko

Putin Demands More Efficient Military Corruption

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