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Deterrence on Trial: Russia’s Drone Incursion into Poland and the Low-End Stress Test for NATO

Since late summer, Russia’s long-range strike campaign against Ukraine, built around cruise missiles and Shahed-type drones, has pushed the risks of cross-border spillover to the front of North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (hereinafter: NATO) politics. That abstraction turned concrete on the night of 9-10 September 2025, when 19 suspected Russian drones crossed into Polish airspace during...

Israeli Strikes Kill Three in Lebanon, Preceding UNIFIL Drone Interception

The security situation along the border demarcation between Israel and Lebanon, known as the Blue Line, reached a critical point of operational escalation on 27 October 2025. The day before, on 26 October, Israeli military strikes in Lebanon resulted in fatalities. In the immediate aftermath, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (hereinafter: UNIFIL) shot...