Lucas: Kushner's proposals could endanger European security
In an opinion piece, Edward Lucas, an expert at the Center for European Policy Analysis, compares the false bomb alerts in Europe with Jared Kushner's social media proposals on European security.
Edward Lucas, an expert and adviser at the Center for European Policy Analysis, compares recent false bomb alerts in Europe with a security initiative put forward by Jared Kushner, son-in-law of US President Donald Trump. The opinion piece was published by Delfi on 9 November. The views are the author's own, not the newsroom's position.
False alarms
Lucas notes that all of the more than 70 bomb warnings sent last week to airlines, newsrooms and other recipients across Europe turned out to be hoaxes. The damage was nonetheless real: aircraft had to change routes, buildings were evacuated, plans were disrupted, costs were incurred and public trust declined.
Kushner's proposals
The author draws a parallel with a recent, far more ambitious but metaphorical threat to "blow up" the whole European security architecture. It did not arrive in an anonymous email. Kushner spread it on social media, listing five goals: permanent consultations on security issues, reliable communication in crisis situations, greater military transparency, reciprocal measures to reduce escalation risks, and a durable framework for Europe's long-term security and stability.
Lucas concedes that at first glance this may look entirely harmless. The available excerpt of the article ends before the author sets out his objections.
