A rare glimpse of reality: Russia's recruitment campaign as "the fast track to a meat grinder". Source: Internal Security and Estonia 2024 / Telegram
The Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service's 2024 yearbook looks at the security situation in the Baltic Sea region within the wider European context and beyond. It examines Russia's pivot back towards a Soviet-style mass army propped up by an increasingly totalitarian system at home while fighting its ugly war of attrition in Ukraine. On a more global scale, China's heavily ideologised foreign-policy ambitions are underpinned by efforts to export an invasive technology ecosystem targeting European critical infrastructure and private homes alike.
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