-cc5860059e044295cd5738becdb4e387.png "Europe Is Already at War: A Peacetime Mindset Leaves It Vulnerable to Russian Hybrid Attacks")
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Europe, not just Ukraine, is at war. Russia’s hybrid operations across the continent now reach the level of a sustained, below-threshold hybrid war against Europe. Former top
NATO
officials are warning that Europe must act.
Jamie Shea
Senior Fellow for Peace, Security and Defence at Friends of Europe
Jamie Shea is a Senior Fellow for Peace, Security and Defence at Friends of Europe and former Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
Retiring from NATO in September 2018 after 38 years at the organization, Jamie Shea has held several senior positions at NATO across a wide range of areas, including external relations, press and media, and policy planning. As NATO’s spokesperson, he was the face of the alliance during the Bosnia and Kosovo conflicts. He later worked as the director of policy planning in the private office of former Secretary General Rasmussen during the preparation of NATO’s 2010 Strategic Concept. Shea is also a regular lecturer and conference speaker on NATO and European security affairs.
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