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The Emerging US Influence Threat to British Democracy

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By Neil Barnett, Eliza Lockhart
| The Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)
Neil Barnett and Eliza Lockhart 8 Minute Read As US political norms shift and the influence of tech platforms expands, the UK must urgently reassess its foreign interference defences. The Trump administration has openly stated its intention to intervene in the UK and Europe’s domestic politics, supposedly for the purposes of preserving free speech and preventing political oppression.
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UK Election Security is Threatened by Political Money Laundering Via Cryptocurrency

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By Neil Barnett
| The Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)
CommentaryGuest Commentary Neil Barnett 7 Minute Read Cryptocurrency increases the ‘attack surface’ for electoral interference. The UK government’s focus is too narrow. In the coming months the UK is expected to pass a new elections bill that will rebuild the country’s ‘firewall against foreign interference’. One of the threats it will supposedly address stems from the use of cryptocurrency.
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The Other Bitcoin Boom: Crypto Mining in Russia’s Shadow Territories

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By Neil Barnett
| The Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)
Russia’s ‘shadow territories’ are hosting large-scale Bitcoin mining, producing new coins that can be used for influence operations, sanctions circumvention and personal enrichment. In a world where the Kremlin is increasingly isolated and fixated on foreign influence operations, there is a strong incentive to mine virgin Bitcoin for cross-border activities. As markets for Russia’s gas shrink, turning excess energy into electricity and then cryptocurrency is booming.
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