Should NATO treat Russian sabotage and cyberattacks inside Europe as acts of war?
Western intelligence officials warned this week that Vladimir Putin is preparing to escalate the war in Ukraine and intensify hybrid attacks, such as sabotage and cyberattacks, on Kyiv's European allies.
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"Acts of war" cannot be defined in advance of events, or not unless countries are happy to be held to firm, predetermined "red lines", something which by definition greatly restricts a country's options - not, generally speaking, a good idea.
Agreed. Flexibility isn't weakness. Proportionate responses over blanket rules.
If you're voting yes: does a severed undersea cable count the same as a hacked ministry email server, or does scale decide it for you?