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Articles by Magda Long
When States Go Mob: The Criminalization of Modern Statecraft
OPINION — In the fall of 2021, an FBI informant received a chilling offer: $300,000 to assassinate former U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton. The would-be hitman posed as a drug cartel enforcer. The client? Shahram Poursafi (a.k.a. Mehdi Rezayi) — a member of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Two years later, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) uncovered an assassination plot targeting a U.S. citizen of Indian origin on U.S. soil.
A New Era of Russian Sabotage
Since Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, NATO member states have seen a sharp rise in destructive incidents across various sectors. Civilian infrastructure — shopping malls, factories, and storage units — have been targeted by fires, while train lines crucial for both civilian and military use in Sweden, Germany, and France have been disrupted.
Shadows of power beneath the threshold: where covert action, organized crime and irregular warfare converge
ABSTRACT This article examines the intricate interplay between covert action, organized crime and irregular warfare, emphasizing their collective impact on international security.
Russian Sabotage in the Gig-Economy Era
Abstract The West is experiencing the most intense era of sabotage since the Second World War. Russian operations have now reached unprecedented levels. It seems that the main aim of this latest wave is to increase the West’s costs of supporting Ukraine, while at the same time slowing the delivery of military supplies. Daniela Richterova, Elena Grossfeld, Magda Long and Patrick Bury suggest a new conceptual approach for understanding the recent evolution of Russian sabotage operations.
American Covert Action and Diplomacy after 9/11
American covert action and diplomacy have both played a prominent role in the War on Terror since the 11 September 2001 – 9/11 terrorist attacks.
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