Between Three Nerds: The strategic culture of Russian intelligence

In this edition of Between Three Nerds Tom Uren and The Grugq talk to Elena Grossfeld about the strategic culture of Russian intelligence organisations.

In the discussion we refer to Elena’s paper on Russia’s declining satellite reconnaissance capability and she talks about ‘lustration’, the removal of public officials who are associated with a tainted political regime.

Elena is researching Russian and Soviet intelligence culture at Kings College London and is on X @kloosha.

Show notes

• Russia’s Declining Satellite Reconnaissance Capabilities and Its Implications for Security and International Stability