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In: The RUSI journal: publication of the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies, Band 165, Heft 3, S. 22-38
ISSN: 1744-0378
In: International journal of intelligence and counterintelligence, Band 33, Heft 3, S. 514-539
ISSN: 1521-0561
In: Political science quarterly: a nonpartisan journal devoted to the study and analysis of government, politics and international affairs ; PSQ, Band 135, Heft 2, S. 191-224
ISSN: 1538-165X
In: Intelligence and national security, Band 35, Heft 6, S. 885-901
ISSN: 1743-9019
In: Intelligence and national security, Band 34, Heft 4, S. 561-575
ISSN: 1743-9019
In: Gioe , D V , Goodman , M S & Frey , D S 2019 , ' Unforgiven : Russian Intelligence Vengeance as Political Theater and Strategic Messaging ' , Intelligence & National Security , vol. 34 , no. 4 , pp. 561-575 . https://doi.org/10.1080/02684527.2019.1573537
The poisoning of former Russian intelligence officer and MI6 agent Sergei Skripal highlights the enduring Russian ardor for poisoning enemies of the state as a warning to others who contemplate disloyalty. Beyond treating the event itself, we explore Russian conceptions of theatrical murder as a peculiar element of state power. We historicize this development and inquire whether assassination as political theater and strategic messaging is a tool embraced in particular by Vladimir Putin or rather emblematic of the Russian state. We explore why and how Putin opted to strike at the moment he did to seek vengeance against Skripal, concluding that a confluence of structural and human factors at the intersection of British government policies with Russian domestic politics led Putin to his decision. We conclude with the implications of these findings for western governments.
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