The West under attack

Some in the West may deny it, but the West is under attack. Defense budgets are rising for the long haul; once-neutral states have shed their neutrality; and governments are devising new ways to expand their armies, navies, and air forces. The defense industry has become a magnet for investment funds. Meanwhile, Russia is striking on Western soil—well beyond drones over Denmark or Poland and attacks on undersea infrastructure, not to mention relentless cyber operations. Read on.