Active Measures
Russian & Chinese mischief, countermeasures, CEE regional security, spycraft, cyber
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Vindication (opens the original)
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Free French lessons: film, history, realityThe new film about de Gaulle is not just a cinematic triumph —it has powerful messages for todayThe new biopic about the wartime leadership of General Charles de Gaulle is a must-watch. The two-part epic depicts the transformation of France’s fortunes from defeat and collaboration to victory and sovereignty, exemplified by de Gaulle. He arrives in London with nothing but moral authority and self-belief, and &
Put up a statue (opens the original)
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Eastern flank: Northern lightsTrump and Putin are reshaping European security. Many thanks to them bothDonald Tusk, Poland’s prime minister, says Russia could hit Ukraine’s allies this year. Emmanuel Macron says the Kremlin’s attacks on critical infrastructure and industry are “intensifying”. The French president summoned party leaders for a unusual <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/emmanuel-macron-to-call-emergency-g7-meeting-as-energy-prices-spike-and-russian-hybrid-attacks-mo
History lessons (opens the original)
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Missing in action: Germany’s deterrenceBy-the-book responses don’t work when dealing with Russian state terrorismGermany is under attack, but it does not know how to respond. The news that the suspected perpetrators of the near-fatal attack on Leipzig airport last month are a Russian linked to that country’s military intelligence agency, the GRU, and a Belarusian, highlights both gaps in
Witless Witkoff (opens the original)
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That Ratcliffe visit (opens the original)
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Process not panic: the Ratcliffe visitRussia’s worrying behaviour reminds the US that Europe mattersIn late August 1938, US Secretary of State Cordell Hull flew to Berlin to warn the Nazi regime against attacking its neighbours. The superpower’s foreign policy chief stopped off in Prague to show support for Czechoslovakia. He also went to Paris and London, to tell the French and the British not to do deals with Hitler. Meanwhile the US ambassador to Moscow, Joseph Davies, delivered a blunt messa
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