Europe must respond forcefully to Russia’s shadow warfare, argues a Foreign Affairs article by Samuel Green and Christopher Walker. Sabotage of cables, fires at defence plants, and drone disruptions should be treated as collective defence threats. The authors urge routine invocation of NATO’s Article 4 after suspected attacks, not reliance on law enforcement. They advocate cyber and intelligence retaliation, interdiction of covert-linked ships and aircraft, and tougher logistical penalties. Success should be judged by deterrence: whether Russia stops treating Europe as a soft touch, Green and Walker conclude.
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Europe must respond forcefully to Russia’s shadow warfare, argues a Foreign Affairs article by Samuel Green and Christopher Walker. Sabotage of cables, fires at defence plants, and drone disruptions should be treated as collective defence threats. The authors urge routine invocation of NATO’s Article 4 after suspected attacks, not reliance on law enforcement. They advocate cyber and intelligence retaliation, interdiction of covert-linked ships and aircraft, and tougher logistical penalties. Success should be judged by deterrence: whether Russia stops treating Europe as a soft touch, Green and Walker conclude.
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