Instead of trying to match Russia tank-for-tank, Europe plans a 'porcupine defense' that makes territory decentralized, prickly, and expensive to invade so that nobody bothers trying to swallow it.

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Europe will have to thwart, create dilemas, and put up a kind of porcupine defense. The idea isn't to meet Russia headon. It's to make territory so decentralized, prickly, and expensive to invade that nobody bothers trying to swallow it.

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Is Russia Actually Losing?Patrick Boyle
Created: 7/11/2026, 9:13:21 PM

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