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“The Russian Threat You’re Not Hearing About”

by The Hon. Kathleen Hicks

Though Russian “election hacking” and misinformation campaigns are well covered in the news, there is less focus on Russian “out-of-area” military activity, which as Hicks points out, includes violating the Open Skies treaty, as well as activity in Arctic and Canadian-US border regions.

This article was originally published on The Cipher Brief. Read the full article here

The Hon. Kathleen Hicks

The Hon. Kathleen Hicks

The Honorable Dr. Kathleen H. Hicks serves as the 35th Deputy Secretary of Defense. Previously, she held senior positions at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. From 2009 to 2013, she served as a senior civilian official in the Department of Defense. Her 25-year career has also included time served in the Obama administration in senior positions in defense policy and strategy, and she has become an expert in issues such as counterterrorism and homeland security, long-term futures, and weapons of mass destruction proliferation.
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