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
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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- The matter of jurisdiction
- The matter of the crew's intent to damage the cables
We'll see more of this.
foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/10/f...
Me @foreignpolicy.com
Gen Z-ers are fit - and in a Bowling Alone era, many also join gyms to make friends.
Imagine if we had national resilience organisations they could join. It would be a win-win.
on.ft.com/4hdCLyQ (Me @financialtimes.com. No paywall.)
One group knows a lot about them: Danish pilots. We should listen to them.
foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/02/r... (Me @foreignpolicy.com)
- The court says it lacks jurisdiction
- But it also says the three seafarers perpetrated "aggravated criminal damage".
There are lots of implications. We won't have seen the last suspicious cable/pipeline incident.
It was a privilege to be involved in the inquiry and see some of my suggestions picked up by the committee.
publications.parliament.uk/pa/jt5901/jt...
Let's see what else may transpire between now and the publication next year.
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It was a privilege to be involved in the inquiry and see some of my suggestions picked up by the committee.
publications.parliament.uk/pa/jt5901/jt...
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It was a privilege to be involved in the inquiry and see some of my suggestions picked up by the committee.
publications.parliament.uk/pa/jt5901/jt...
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The people defining this crucial issue are...underwriters.
The trial of Serhii K will be of enormous significance for them - and indeed for everyone.
foreignpolicy.com/2025/09/17/n...
(Me @foreignpolicy.com. Gift link.)
It turned out to be prescient, what with Russian drones crossing into Poland last night.
Were the cuts intentional? A massively unfortunate accident?
The world of cables has truly taken turbulent turns since I began writing Undersea War.
www.techradar.com/pro/microsof...
Brilliant entertainment - and the attacks (including sea blockade, disruption of the financial system etc) are very close to reality.
That makes the show educational too.
Lots of countries need a show like this.
foreignpolicy.com/2025/08/29/t...
Investing in defence equipment is good. But teenagers' minds have even more potential.
www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
Me @thetimes.com
Chinese EVs are cheap partly because they use LFP batteries.
We seem doomed to dependence on China.
But: Europe now has its very own LFP factory - in Norway.
www.politico.eu/article/norw...
Me @politico.eu
But she's not that important to the Russian Navy. Submarines are -- and the submarine fleet is growing significantly.
foreignpolicy.com/2025/08/06/r... (Me @foreignpolicy.com. No paywall)
@sandbaggerone.bsky.social @gordoncorera.bsky.social @keirgiles.bsky.social @danjarvismp.bsky.social
Colombian veteran recruited over Telegram for proxy arson attacks in Poland and Czechia
#GreyZone
www.polskieradio.pl/395/7785/Art...
Now it emerges that Russia recruited a Colombian to commit arson in Poland.
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@sandbaggerone.bsky.social @gordoncorera.bsky.social @keirgiles.bsky.social @danjarvismp.bsky.social
Colombian veteran recruited over Telegram for proxy arson attacks in Poland and Czechia
#GreyZone
www.polskieradio.pl/395/7785/Art...
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Years ago, I had trouble convincing people it was worth taking seriously.
Since then, it has exploded (so to speak).
It was a privilege to be involved in the UK Parliament Defence Committee's outstanding inquiry.
publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5901/cm...