Inside the Border Crisis in Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland

Jill Dougherty examines how Baltic and Eastern European nations are spending millions to fortify their frontiers

Jill Dougherty examines how Baltic and Eastern European nations are spending millions to fortify their frontiers. Rather than conventional military force like tanks, these countries face a distinct hybrid challenge: the weaponization of migrants. Funneled from Afghanistan and parts of Africa through Russia and Belarus, migrants are pushed across European borders to create instability. Driven by international criminal networks and leveraged by Moscow, this tactic aims to destabilize and divide Europe.