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Podcast Episode
Is Russia Already at War with Europe?
Rym Momtaz, Kadri Liik, and Nathalie Tocci discuss Russia’s escalating attacks on EU and NATO members and how far Europe should go in responding.
Published on Sep 16, 2026
From severed undersea cables to explosive-laden drones over a German airport runway and a Romanian gas field, Russia’s attacks on European NATO countries have escalated in recent months.
Rym Momtaz, Kadri Liik, and Nathalie Tocci discuss whether Europe is deterring Russia enough and if it should—or can—start striking back.
[00:00:00] Intro, [00:01:09] Russia’s Attacks: Hybrid or More?, [00:09:35] Is Europe Capable of Deterring Russia? [00:17:52] What Can Europe Do to Stop Russian Attacks?
Read more:
Maksym Beznosiuk, July 21, 2026, "Why Russia Could Escalate Hybrid Warfare Against Europe," Strategic Europe, Carnegie Europe.
Alissa de Carbonnel, July 23, 2026, "Why Europe Must Take Charge of its Russia Diplomacy Now," Strategic Europe, Carnegie Europe.
Kadri Liik, July 7, 2026, "Why Europe Cannot Negotiate a New Yalta with Russia," Strategic Europe, Carnegie Europe.
Rym Momtaz, September 1, 2026, "Europe’s Self-Confidence Problem," Strategic Europe, Carnegie Europe.
Rym Momtaz et al., July 28, 2026, "Taking the Pulse: Are the EU’s Watered-Down Russia Sanctions Better than None?," Strategic Europe, Carnegie Europe.
Nathalie Tocci, August 4, 2026, "With Russia at the door and the US backing away, Europe has to build its own ‘way of war’," The Guardian.
Nathalie Tocci, January 31, 2026, "How Europe Lost," Foreign Affairs.
Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.
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