How Hybrid Tactics Targeted NATO Allies in 2024: Drones, Exploding Parcels, Sabotage

Mysterious drones appearing over Norwegian oil rigs and wind farms were suspected of being launched from Russian-controlled ships, conducting espionage and positioning activities. Reports of drone swarms over the U.S. East Coast raised concerns of hybrid warfare, with recent sightings over military bases in England and Germany believed to be state-sponsored surveillance missions. As Russia, Iran, and other hostile states escalate hybrid attacks on Western countries, defense officials face challenges in deterring such acts and assigning blame, with examples including cyberattacks in Albania and Russia’s covert sabotage against NATO allies since the invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

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