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Europe Faces Growing Risk of Russian Conflict Amid Defense Gaps
Experts warn Europe’s defense is underfunded despite 31 of 32 NATO members meeting 2% GDP spending target; urgent mindset shifts and resilience building are needed to prepare for possible conflict.
- Current and former members of the armed forces, government and NATO officials, researchers and defense industry professionals believe Russia is preparing for the possibility of a direct conflict with Europe.
- They say the only way to prevent that is to ensure Europe would win if war were to break out, through increased defense spending and a shift in mindset.
- There is growing consensus among experts that Russia is already waging a hybrid war on the West through sabotage, disinformation and incursions, though Moscow denies involvement.
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Russia's growing military and hybrid pressure is forcing Europe to reconsider its readiness for war - Experts warn that time is not on its side and that a change in mindset is required in states and societies.
The shadow Russia casts over Europe has forced it to face the truth: the risk of war is once again real
When a group of defense insiders gathered in Whitehall, the home of the British government, last month to discuss how prepared the United Kingdom and its allies were for a war they believe could come in the next few years, their verdict was pretty grim: They are not.
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