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Episode 462: Hybrid Threats: Sabotage in Sweden
Episode 462

Episode 462: Hybrid Threats: Sabotage in Sweden

Fault Lines · National Security Institute

June 9, 20258m 43s

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Show Notes

Today, Jess, Martha, and Les discuss the news of a sabotage campaign in Sweden, where 32 telecommunications towers along the E-22 highway were deliberately targeted—cables cut, technical equipment destroyed. The attacks fit into a broader pattern of hybrid threats sweeping the Nordic region, widely attributed to Russian intelligence operations, with rising concerns about Chinese involvement as well.


Are we witnessing a new phase of grey-zone warfare or is it part of an existing pattern? As NATO launches its Baltic Sentry initiative to protect critical infrastructure, how prepared are our allies for these persistent, murky threats? And with the U.S. dismantling key national security structures, are we losing the ability to go on offense?


Check out the answers to these questions and more in this episode of Fault Lines.


Check out the sources that helped shape our Fellows’ discussion: 


https://www.nato.int/docu/review/articles/2024/04/26/russias-hybrid-war-against-the-west/index.html 


https://www.chathamhouse.org/publications/the-world-today/2025-03/what-britain-can-learn-nordics-about-fighting-hybrid-threats 


https://m.economictimes.com/news/international/uk/sweden-probes-massive-sabotage-after-30-telecom-masts-attacked-in-what-officials-call-a-coordinated-strike/articleshow/121695420.cms 


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