“We’re talking about a professional hybrid threat situation.” Security experts and officials are asking a question that was “once unthinkable”: is Germany “de facto at war, or at least engaged in a hybrid war – and with whom?” Leipzig airport was already equipped with a drone defence system, but a “custom-made” model was seemingly able to bypass it. Sign up for The Week’s free daily newsletter, Today’s Best Articles Join 275,000+ subscribers and keep yourself informed with a selection of The Week’s most interesting, enlightening, and entertaining stories - plus daily puzzles. Though there is no hard evidence to suggest who is behind it, there is “renewed talk” of hybrid war across Europe.