Space invaders: Russia’s NATO nose-thumbing
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The Economist
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🗓️ 2 October 2025
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
Russia’s dark-fleet maritime operations and brazen incursions into NATO airspace appear to be precision-engineered to test Western resolve. We ask how this new phase of aggression may end. Our correspondent reports from Madagascar, where young people are leading unprecedented anti-government protests. And a return to the topic of sunlight’s benefits: we sift through the mailbag of listeners’ questions and comments.
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| 0:33.0 | The Economist |
| 0:34.4 | Hello and welcome. The Economist. |
| 0:43.7 | Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist. |
| 0:44.7 | I'm Rosie Bloor. |
| 0:49.5 | Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. Thousands of people have taken to the streets in Madagascar |
| 0:58.5 | to protest against the government's failure to improve their plight. |
| 1:02.1 | Our correspondent gives us the view from the ground. |
| 1:06.9 | And we've had so many letters about last week's segment on the benefits of sunlight that we've invited our bright correspondent back to answer some of your questions. Thank you. But first... |
| 1:37.3 | In the skies above Europe, there have been some curious happenings of late. |
| 1:45.5 | First came a wave of Russian drones into Poland on September 9th. |
| 1:50.3 | Ten days later, a trio of Russian fighter jets traversed Estonian airspace for 12 minutes. |
| 1:56.4 | And then there were those mysterious drones that shut down airports in Denmark and Norway. |
| 2:02.4 | It's all slightly odd, but some reckon it's more sinister than that. |
| 2:08.2 | In the last few weeks, it does look as though Vladimir Putin is turning the screws on Europe. |
| 2:18.1 | Shashank Joshi is the economist defense editor. |
| 2:21.2 | Some people call this hybrid warfare. |
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