Rupert Barrett-Taylor, Gavin Wilde
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Hackers, Hoodies, and Helmets: Technology and the Changing Face of Russian Private Military Contractors
As signals intelligence and offensive cyber capabilities, drones and counter-drone systems, and encrypted communications become more accessible, these technologies will prove ever more decisive to both battlefield outcomes and statecraft.
About the Author
Former Nonresident Fellow, Technology and International Affairs
Gavin Wilde was a nonresident fellow in the Technology and International Affairs Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He applies his expertise on Russia and information warfare to examine the strategic challenges posed by cyber and information operations, propaganda, and emerging technologies.
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