“Sometimes a stick in the air is better than a stick on the head”.
Words of wisdom from Avi Dichter, a former chief of Israel’s internal intelligence service, the Shin Bet, who knows a thing or two about psychological warfare.
He was speaking in Brussels - at the outset of the Syrian war - on the deterrent effect of potential EU sanctions.
The EU "sticks" did nothing to help.
But the Western stick over the head of Russian leader Vladimir Putin is heavier and east U...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.