NATO is launching a new mission to protect undersea cables in the Baltic Sea. A recent string of incidents have heightened fears of Russian sabotage and spying in the strategic region. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Sophia Besch, a senior fellow with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, about what this program will look like and whether or not it will escalate tensions with Russia.
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