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Focusing on the period from 2021 to 2024, this monograph argues the declassification and public disclosure of US intelligence in anticipation of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine—together with the subsequent sharing of intelligence with Ukraine during the conflict—have significant implications for national security policy making and military operations in future support of allies and partners. The monograph differs from previous studies in three ways. First, it examines public disclosure as a tool of strategic messaging in information warfare. Second, it serves as a model for intelligence sharing for both reassurance and operational support, with the latter highlighting the role of intelligence in war fighting that proved critical in enabling Ukraine’s combat operations. Lastly, the monograph provides insights into organizational adaptation through this major evolution in bilateral intelligence sharing. Methodologically, the analysis draws on historical materials, open-source products, official statements, and US laws and directives to assess US policy objectives in support of Ukraine through intelligence sharing. The study’s conclusions will assist US military leaders, policy practitioners, and intelligence professionals in calculating the advantages and disadvantages of intelligence sharing in future contingencies in which trade-offs between disclosure or sharing and risk, as well as between cooperation and constraint, are essential to decision making.

©2026 Frank Leith Jones

ISBN

1-58487-874-6

Publication Date

7-30-2026

Publisher

USAWC Press

City

Carlisle Barracks, PA

Keywords

intelligence sharing, Russia-Ukraine War, US Intelligence Community, intelligence diplomacy, US foreign intelligence relationships, strategic messaging, intelligence disclosure, NATO, cyber intelligence operations, organizational innovation

Disciplines

Defense and Security Studies

Out of the Shadows: US Intelligence Sharing and the Russia-Ukraine War, 2021–24

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