This report synthesizes findings from EdgeTheory’s Global Cognitive Adversaries module and traces the emergence, evolution, and militarization of Moscow’s “shadow fleet.” A vast network of aging oil tankers reflagged, concealed through opaque ownership, and deployed to circumvent Western sanctions. Drawing from both state-linked and open-source amplifiers, this brief situates the shadow fleet within Russia’s broader cognitive, economic, and geopolitical strategy, where information narratives and physical logistics converge to sustain wartime revenue and undermine Western enforcement.
