Putin was moulded in the KGB, weaned on espionage, counterintelligence,
Active Measures, insurgency, and counter insurgency. It is no wonder
that his world view oozes paranoia, and that he has no belief in
democracy as a system, or the idea of organic, bottom-up revolutions.
The war in Ukraine has shone a harsh light on an area of research that
is undergoing a renaissance: counterinsurgency strategic studies. Today
I’m talking to David H. Ucko to understand this murky world of
insurgency better, what are the emerging trends, and how it can be
weaponised by adversarial states and even bad actors within a society.
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GUEST: David H. Ucko, academic and author.
Silicon Curtain