Aliona Hlivco

Aliona Hlivco is managing director of the Henry Jackson Society. She is a former MP in Ukraine

How can Europe counter Russian espionage?

From our UK edition

Over the past few months, numerous reports have highlighted the United Kingdom's unpreparedness for war. Issues such as the British Army's struggle to attract new recruits, declining military spending over decades of peace, and dysfunction within crucial strategic military assets have been recurrent concerns. As the threat of the war shifting from Eastern Europe towards the UK exponentially grew, these warnings have frequently dominated headlines. However, amidst these concerns, another critical aspect of UK security has largely escaped public attention: the state of the UK's intelligence sector and its capability to conduct successful covert operations aimed at uncovering and disrupting enemy plans, particularly in the era of hybrid warfare.

Ukraine’s heroes are losing hope

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Ukraine can still win its war against Russia – and it can win it in 2024. All it needs is a speedy supply of artillery rounds, more air defences, long-range missiles, and fourth-generation fighter jets. This list goes on, but the longer the West waits, the higher the cost of this war. The tragedy is that, for Ukraine’s partners, the cost grows in money; for Ukraine, it does so in human lives. The horrors of Russian torture chambers will stay with him for life It's now been two years since Russia's tanks invaded; for Ukrainians like me, who live abroad, we live in constant fear of terrible news from back home. You worry that, as soon as you turn your focus away, remembering that you have a life to live here in peaceful London, something dreadful will inevitably happen.