Event 101

{
  "border_violation_countries": [
    "EE",
    "LV",
    "LT"
  ],
  "category": "Uncategorized",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "Article is from a reputable source (Foreign Policy Research Institute), provides clear and detailed analysis of defense construction plans, and references concrete measures being taken by Baltic governments.",
  "countries": [
    "Estonia",
    "Latvia",
    "Lithuania"
  ],
  "country": "Estonia",
  "defense_prep": {
    "is_defense_prep_event": true,
    "links": [
      "https://www.fpri.org/article/2024/02/the-baltic-defense-line/"
    ],
    "notes": "Involves physical fortifications, obstacles, minefields, and layered defensive strategy.",
    "title": "Baltic Defense Line construction and planning"
  },
  "description": "Analysis of the proposed Baltic Defense Line—a major planned defensive barrier by Baltic states to counter potential Russian military incursions, including border fortifications, anti-tank obstacles, minefields, and security buffer zones.",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-02-02T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "The Baltic Defense Line reflects a Baltic intention to link physical security (obstacles, border fortifications) with layered military and hybrid operational depth.",
    "Baltic defense ministries also pointed to the lack of substantial geographical depth.",
    "Estonia's intended border is the shortest: 183 miles, most of which is covered by lakes and swamps, or else is strengthened by the Narva River.",
    "Lithuania's borders are the longest, reaching nearly 422 miles."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "The Baltic Defense Line reflects a Baltic intention to link physical security (obstacles, border fortifications) with layered military and hybrid operational depth.",
    "Challenges for the defensive line are substantial. First are the lengths of each national border.",
    "The ultimate hope is the unconcealing preparation behind the talks and the defensive barriers will frighten Russia, convince them that the construction of the DefLine cannot be limited to its visual effect but will actually see the Baltic states rise to the defense.",
    "An effective line based on operationally static, even if in practice today classic, defense will outmatch its intentions if the Russian client force or elite little Russian forces clinch the border."
  ],
  "evidence_urls": [
    "https://www.fpri.org/article/2024/02/the-baltic-defense-line/"
  ],
  "extra": {
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "The Baltic Defense Line reflects a Baltic intention to link physical security (obstacles, border fortifications) with layered military and hybrid operational depth.",
            "Baltic defense ministries also pointed to the lack of substantial geographical depth.",
            "Estonia's intended border is the shortest: 183 miles, most of which is covered by lakes and swamps, or else is strengthened by the Narva River.",
            "Lithuania's borders are the longest, reaching nearly 422 miles."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "headline": "The Baltic Defense Line",
  "location_text": "Baltic states' borders with Russia and Belarus",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_101_1763916057_43ffceb5.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "Baltic Defense line live",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://www.fpri.org/article/2024/02/the-baltic-defense-line/"
  ],
  "summary_short": "The Baltic states are planning an extensive defensive line along their borders with Russia and Belarus, seeking to deter or slow a possible large-scale invasion.",
  "url": "https://www.fpri.org/article/2024/02/the-baltic-defense-line/"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "",
  "Attack Type": "",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "EE LV LT",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "EE;LV;LT",
  "Date": "2-Feb-24",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "Border(s)??EE-??LV-??LT Feb 2, 2024 Now Live | The Baltic Defense Line",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://www.fpri.org/article/2024/02/the-baltic-defense-line/",
  "Follow-Up Link?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "",
  "Follow-Up NOTES": "",
  "Follow-Up incl. Investigation, Prosecution?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "",
  "Latitude, Longitude (WGS84, Decimal Degrees)": "",
  "NOTES": "Baltic Defense line live",
  "Political Disruptions w/ Laws to Favor Kremlin (which countries)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "",
  "Type Dropdown": "",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}