THE TRANSATLANTIC EP. 3 | The Quest to Uncover Russia’s Shadow War on the West

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki Commission): House Commission · January 13, 2026

Benjamin Schmidt, a senior fellow at the University of Pennsylvania, tells the U.S. Helsinki Commission podcast that Russia is conducting a "shadow war" against the West that increasingly targets critical undersea and energy infrastructure and urges stronger political responses including use of NATO Article 4.

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