{"id":88,"date":"2026-05-28T20:15:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T20:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalconsumerreportss.com\/?p=88"},"modified":"2026-05-28T20:15:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T20:15:19","slug":"lawfare-daily-russias-tradecraft-tactics-and-dirty-tricks-with-sean-wiswesser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalconsumerreportss.com\/?p=88","title":{"rendered":"Lawfare Daily: Russia\u2019s \u2018Tradecraft, Tactics, and Dirty Tricks,\u2019 with Sean Wiswesser"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Sean Wiswesser,\u00a0author of the new book, \u201cTradecraft, Tactics, and Dirty Tricks: Russian Intelligence and Putin\u2019s Secret War,\u201d\u00a0and a former senior operations officer with the CIA, joins\u00a0<em>Lawfare<\/em>\u2019s Justin Sherman to discuss the major Russian security organs and their training, characteristics of Russian \u201csticks-and-bricks\u201d surveillance and counter-surveillance tradecraft, and the Russians\u2019 use of coercion,\u00a0<em>kompromat<\/em>, and sex (often dubbed \u201csexpionage\u201d) to recruit and pressure people. They also discuss corruption in the Russian intelligence services, illegals and assassination programs, brazenness and sloppiness in Russian operations, and the future of the Russian intelligence threat to the United States and the West.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationalconsumerreportss.com\/?p=83\">Lawfare Live: The Trials of the Trump Administration, May 22<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"110px\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.acast.com\/60518a52f69aa815d2dba41c\/6a17095e942fd18754b63a4f\" title=\"Lawfare Daily: Russia\u2019s 'Tradecraft, Tactics, and Dirty Tricks,' with Sean Wiswesser\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>To receive ad-free podcasts, become a\u00a0<em>Lawfare\u00a0<\/em>Material Supporter at\u00a0www.patreon.com\/lawfare. 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