The Skripal Controversy: A Guide for the Perplexed

April 13, 2018 Topic: Security Blog Brand: The Buzz Tags: RussiaChemical WeaponsWarMilitaryTechnologySkripal

The Skripal Controversy: A Guide for the Perplexed

The uncertainty about the perpetrators and motives behind the Skripal attack argues for a more cautious policy response than the West has adopted to this point.

George Beebe is Director of the Intelligence and National Security Program at the Center for the National Interest. He served as the CIA’s chief of Russia analysis and as special advisor to Vice President Cheney on Russia.

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