Atlantic Council, Foreign Policy, Politico Europe. Author of The Defender's Dilemma (2022), Goodbye Globalization (2024) and Undersea War (2026). Geopolitics & globalisation/greyzone aggression/total defence/societal resilience. Own views .. more
Atlantic Council, Foreign Policy, Politico Europe. Author of The Defender's Dilemma (2022), Goodbye Globalization (2024) and Undersea War (2026). Geopolitics & globalisation/greyzone aggression/total defence/societal resilience. Own views
Helena Elisabeth Braw is a Swedish security expert and former journalist active in Great Britain. She leads the Modern Deterrence project at the defense and security think tank RUSI in London. She is a senior fellow of the Transatlantic Security Initiative in the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security at the Atlantic Council. .. more
Shadow vessel owners may start thinking twice about transporting Russian oil.
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Preparedness is not about going prepper. It's about being prepared for realistic crises - and helping one another.
Doing so alleviates loneliness too. A win-win
foreignpolicy.com/2025/12/04/n... (Me @foreignpolicy.com. Gift link.)
And they've arrived with proof that they can slash Russia's oil revenues.
Ukraine's recent attacks on Russia's shadow fleet are already having an effect.
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/europe...
(Me @prospectmagazine.co.uk)
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Three vessels crippled, one crucial port struck.
Shadow-vessel owners will be getting cold feet.
But whatever the cause for the pause, the Baltic Sea nations' efforts to patrol, surveil, cooperate and communicate are impressive.
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A dramatic turn in the battle against the shadow fleet (and the revenues it brings Russia).
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
I have views, explained here and elsewhere: www.rusi.org/explore-our-...
The bottom line is that today's security environment is an opportunity to innovate. I remain a fan of the Norwegian model (which can be further enhanced).
Then the Baltic Sea nations collectively took action.
The incidents have stopped (for now).
www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-res...
An @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social Maritime Threats initiative report.
More about it: www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-res...
(This is the latest report from the @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social Maritime Threats initiative. No paywall.)
In fact, shadow vessels are creating a whole new shadow shipbreaking sector - and huge dangers for the workers and the environment.
www.politico.eu/article/emer... (Me @politico.eu. No paywall.)
It's certainly like a deliberate provocation in waters that have numerous undersea installations.
The point of the provocation: well, there are several possibilities.
www.thetimes.com/uk/defence/a...
And not just that, Defence Secretary John Healey says she has 'directed lasers at our pilots'.
Research, provocation or both?
news.sky.com/story/russia...
One factor unites them: they're costing the companies/organisations/cities/agencies attacked a lot of money.
Russia is trying to bleed us dry. Building resilience is vital.
www.politico.eu/article/russ...
Me @politico.eu. No paywall.
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One factor unites them: they're costing the companies/organisations/cities/agencies attacked a lot of money.
Russia is trying to bleed us dry. Building resilience is vital.
www.politico.eu/article/russ...
Me @politico.eu. No paywall.
One factor unites them: they're costing the companies/organisations/cities/agencies attacked a lot of money.
Russia is trying to bleed us dry. Building resilience is vital.
www.politico.eu/article/russ...
Me @politico.eu. No paywall.
A week-long reminder (with instructions) of how everyone can contribute to national resilience.
This is how to do it.
Now an Italian court has approved Serhii K's extradition to Germany.
A lot hinges on what he tells the German court (whenever that happens).
www.dw.com/en/italian-c...
That has implications for air travel everywhere.
A truly sinister form of aggression. The world's law-abiding nations should call out the perpetrators.
foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/27/a...
Now it's about to publish a corresponding leaflet directed at businesses.
What a great idea - especially since greyzone aggression directly targets the private sector.
www.politico.eu/article/swed...
(Me @politico.eu)
It's a fantastic aircraft, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said after his historic meeting with Ulf Kristersson today.
Sweden has steadfastly supported Ukraine ever since Russia's full-scale invasion.
Allies at work.
Here's more about it in a report from earlier this year www.atlanticcouncil.org/wp-content/u...
(Part of @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social's Maritime Threats initiative.)
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Reposted by Elisabeth Braw
