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Cybersecurity, Europe and Eurasia, Grand strategy, Great power competition, Intelligence, Nuclear weapons, Russia, and Sanctions

Gavin Wilde

Non-Resident Fellow

Gavin Wilde is a non-resident fellow at Defense Priorities.

He applies his expertise on Russia and information warfare to examine the strategic challenges posed by cyber and information operations, propaganda, and emerging technologies.

Wilde previously served on the National Security Council as director for Russia, Baltic, and Caucasus affairs. He also served in senior leadership, analytic, and linguist roles within the U.S. intelligence community for nearly fifteen years, generating insights for political leaders and military decisionmakers.

Wilde is also a non-resident fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and an adjunct professor at the Alperovitch Institute for Cybersecurity Studies at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. His analysis has been featured in War on the Rocks, Foreign Affairs, Lawfare, Just Security, Texas National Security Review, and elsewhere.

Wilde holds a BA in Russian Studies from the University of Utah and graduated with distinction from the National War College with an MS in National Security Strategy.

op-edGrand strategy, Cyber

Data-Broke: U.S. Tech Firms’ Counterintelligence Dilemma

By Gavin Wilde

May 19, 2025

Nearly a decade has passed since the breach of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) by Chinese state-backed hackers […]

op-edGrand strategy

From panic to policy: The limits of foreign propaganda and the foundations of an effective response

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March 30, 2024

op-edUkraine‑Russia, Europe and Eurasia, Russia, Ukraine

Technology alone won’t break the stalemate in Ukraine

By Gavin Wilde

March 19, 2024

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