Living with threats: Is modern life facing a new normal of disruption?

A string of disruptive incidents, including hoax bomb threats diverting passenger flights across Europe and cyber-attacks targeting supermarket fridges and cold storage facilities, has exposed the vulnerabilities of modern life. These events take place in an ambiguous space between routine peace and conventional military conflict, often referred to as the grey zone. While the actors behind these incidents remain unidentified, investigators continue to assess whether they are the work of hostile states, criminal gangs, or lone disruptors amid deepening global conflicts and rising national threats.