Tool: Kinetic Operations

Kinetic operations involve the deliberate use of—or credible threat to use—physical violence and/or physically disruptive actions to undermine security, damage confidence in democratic governance, and/or destabilize democratic society. Examples include, but are not limited to, sabotage of infrastructure and public services, targeted attacks on individuals, and the orchestration of violent disruptions that hinder the exercise of democratic rights or processes. Kinetic operations are included in the Tracker only when credible public attribution links these actions to state actors, ruling parties, or their proxies.