4 September 2026
Independent · Brussels & Berlin
Person
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, Central Intelligence Agency
Coverage 4 articles
World
A string of fires, drone incursions and a railway bombing reveal a pattern of hybrid attacks from the Baltics to Central Europe, with German intelligence now formally accusing Moscow of targeting Leipzig airport.
Politics
A CIA director's unexplained Moscow visit, a German airport bombing attempt, and a US intelligence warning: the pieces of a strategy designed to split NATO are already on the board
Europe
CIA Director Ratcliffe's unannounced Moscow visit has reignited concerns that the Kremlin may escalate beyond hybrid warfare. Across the Baltics, Poland, the Nordics and the Black Sea, governments are racing to close gaps in deterrence.
World
Drone incursions, assassination plots and sabotage force a debate over whether 'hybrid war' still describes the threat, as EU leaders resist language that would trigger military obligations.
