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CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE

Editorial illustration of a distant vessel above a scarred seabed, suggesting deliberate selection among vulnerable submarine cable routes

When the adversary chooses the failure

Europe’s submarine cable network was built to survive failure. The harder question is what happens when an adversary understands the system well enough to choose which failure matters most

Aerial view of the Port of Hamburg with container terminals, cranes and cargo ships along the Elbe River, highlighting large-scale logistics infrastructure in Europe

European ports under scrutiny over foreign investments

The EU considers a stricter security framework, with risk assessments, limits on third-country participation, and emphasis on military mobility, placing European ports at the core of economic security and strategic autonomy planning