Lacking layered, integrated, and resilient air defences, the continent could fail to withstand future Russian drone and missile onslaughts. A new GLOBSEC report reveals both the scale of Europe’s air exposure and what it would take to close it. The report’s author, Tomáš Nagy , begins with a blunt assessment: “Europe’s air and missile defence posture is not designed for the threat it faces today.” After the Cold War, NATO countries gradually hollowed out their air defence systems, while Russia