Can the West Revamp Its Deterrence? (with Edward Lucas)

On this episode of The Eastern Front, Dalibor and Iulia welcome Edward Lucas, senior fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis and longtime journalist covering Eastern and Central Europe to discuss greyzone warfare with Russia. Why do democracies struggle to respond to greyzone aggression? How can we improve our deterrence against Russian cyber attacks? Dalibor and Iulia cover what you need to know about Western deterrence one year out from the October 7th attacks on Israel and Slovakia's turn toward Russia in their news segment. How can the West stand by allies to deter threats from increasingly aligned aggressors? What does Slovakia's Robert Fico's comments on Ukraine mean for its future in NATO and the EU?Show notes: Sign up for The Eastern Front‘s bi-weekly newsletter here and follow us on X here. Read Iulia's recommend pieces, Giorgia Meloni's speech and Joschka Fischer's article.

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Ensuring the balance of power in Europe has, since the inception of our republic, been a core security interest for the US. Today, and for the entire post-Cold War period, the challenges to the European peace have emerged along the line running roughly from the Baltic to the Black Sea. This is what we call the Eastern Front. Our goal in this podcast is to better inform the American people about what’s going on there. Join us, Iulia Joja and Dalibor Rohac every week on in our discussions on what’s next for “The Eastern Front.”