George Barros is the Russia Team and Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT)
Team Lead at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), overseeing the Russia-Ukraine portfolio.
He specializes in Russian information operations, Kremlin campaigns in Ukraine and Belarus, and Ukrainian politics. He has advised on Ukraine/Russia policy for a U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee member. Barros briefs senior leaders, speaks at global forums, and has been featured in The Hill, Washington Post, BBC, and Reuters.
- Understanding Russia’s operational template for maneuver enabled through intermediate-range strikes.
- Understanding how Russian forces achieve effects of battlefield air interdiction (BAI) with drones.
- How Ukraine should stop Russian advance through Ukraine’s own intermediate-range strikes.



