Proportional to the Mischief: International Law and U.S. Grand Strategy
October 26, 2026 • 3:30 – 4:30 pm EDT
Hosted by Defense and Security
How Serious is Russia's Threat to Europe?
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U.S. and European leaders have accused Russia of stepping up sabotage, drone incursions, and cyberattacks in Europe, and some warn that Russia will test NATO's Article 5 resolve by striking European states with drones or missiles. This week, Max Bergmann and Dan Byman discuss what Russia is trying to achieve, what European states can do in response, and what we should expect from the United States.
- Maria Snegovaya, Tina Dolbaia, Nicholas Fenton, and Max Bergmann, "Rebuilding to Reconquer: Can Russia’s Defense Firms Deliver?" CSIS, July 14, 2026.
- Seth G. Jones, Seamus P. Daniels, Riley McCabe, and Daniel Byman, "Wartime Footing: A Two-Front Strategy to Confront China and Russia" CSIS, June 8, 2026.
- Max Bergmann and Otto Svendsen, "How Europe Can Defend Itself with Less America," CSIS, October 8, 2025.
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Chief of Staff, Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department; and Senior Fellow, Middle East Program
