Inside NATO's 'Sentry' missions and the urgent drive to ready for new threats
28 March 2026
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The missions — also known as enhanced vigilance activities — have largely followed incidents of Russian aggression and other warnings, Ed Arnold, a senior research fellow for European security at the Royal United Services Institute think tank, told Business Insider. "We might not get another warning," Arnold said, "so now it's time to move from a reactive posture to a proactive posture."

