![]() ![]() The next two cases regard Russian and Chinese annexionist policies in Ukraine and the South China Sea respectively. The first two concern cyberattacks, namely the 2007 Russian DDoS attack on Estonian websites and Chinese hackers’ theft of data on cutting-edge US military aircraft. Sciutto examines seven cases exposing this confrontation. What distinguishes this ‘shadow war’ from a regular war is that it is fought tacitly, with the use of mostly non-military means and often with no acknowledgement of offensive actions on the part of their inspirers and doers. The author believes that in recent decades, Russia and China have been waging a ‘shadow war’ on the US and its allies. What hidden actions do Moscow and Beijing take to challenge the West? What is peculiar about their strategies in this confrontation? Are the US responses to their attacks adequate? Prominent CNN journalist Jim Sciutto’s recent The Shadow War: Inside Russia’s and China’s Secret Operations to Defeat America seeks to cast some light upon these questions. The Shadow War: Inside Russia’s and China’s Secret Operations to Defeat America
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