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GLADIO: An Insurance Policy to Keep NATO Free
With increased aggression from the Russian Federation and machinations via subsidiaries of the People’s Republic of China, the necessity of stay-behind operations has become clear once again. Stay-behind (GLADIO), a clandestine doctrine applied across Southern Europe