10 Kyiv, 2015 – Russia’s Cyber-attack on Ukraine’s Power Grid

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Contributors vii
4. Abbreviations xv
5. Introduction: Warning – the Highest Purpose (and Most Challenging Mission) of Intelligence 1
6. 1 Punggye-ri, 2006 – North Korea’s First Nuclear Test 17
7. 2 London, 2006 – The al-Qaeda Transatlantic Bomb Plot 33
8. 3 Tbilisi, 2008 – Russia Invades Georgia 48
9. 4 Wall Street, 2008 – The Global Financial Crisis 66
10. 5 In Amenas, 2013 – Terrorists Attack Petroleum Interests 82
11. 6 Crimea, 2014 – Russia’s Annexation of Crimea 97
12. 7 Mosul, 2014 – The Rise of ISIS 112
13. 8 Palmyra, 2015 – ISIS Attacks Cultural Heritage Sites 130
14. 9 Paris, 2015 – ISIS Attacks Paris 147
15. 10 Kyiv, 2015 – Russia’s Cyber-attack on Ukraine’s Power Grid 168
16. 11 Wuhan, 2019 – A Global Pandemic 184
17. 12 Capitol Hill, 2021 – Insurrection in Washington DC 204
18. 13 Bergen, 2021 – Russia’s Strategic Acquisition Bid for Bergen Engines AS 219
19. 14 Kabul, 2021 – The Taliban Overtakes Kabul 236
20. 15 Kyiv, 2022 – Russia’s Full-scale Invasion of Ukraine 259
21. 16 Sindh, 2022 – Climate Change Floods in Pakistan 278
22. Conclusion: Towards Better Warning – Lessons and Recommendations for Intelligence 295
23. References 300
24. Index 345