Russia
Russia's conflict with Georgia in August 2008 drew worldwide attention to the re-emergence of conflict in Russia’s near abroad. Moscow’s concerns about missile defense in Eastern Europe along with Russian attempts to gain greater shares of the energy market in Europe and beyond, have also highlighted Russia’s role as a key player whose interests intersect with US national security. Russia also continues to remain a staging area for cyber attacks worldwide. In this sub-section, the Critical Threats Project explores these and other issues in several in-depth pieces.
