The Nord Stream Conspiracy

A FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK TO LOOK OUT FOR IN 2026'Utterly captivating... Riveting like a spy thriller' SIMON SEBAG MONTEFIORE'An engrossing narrative of the most infamous sabotage in modern times' PETER FRANKOPAN'Astonishing... a remarkable story' RORY CARROLL'Every aspect of a fictional thriller... I can already envision the blockbuster film' RORY CLEMENTSThis gripping account delves into the most audacious sabotage operation of contemporary history: the bombing of the $20 billion Nord Stream Pipeline. Authored by the award-winning Chief European Political Correspondent of the Wall Street Journal, the book meticulously unpacks the events leading up to and following the catastrophe.In September 2022, what appeared to be an enormous undersea earthquake or volcanic eruption was detected by Scandinavian seismologists. In reality, these were the result of massive blasts that obliterated the Nord Stream Pipeline, which transported affordable Russian gas to Europe beneath the Baltic Sea. This puzzling event dramatically altered global geopolitics, disrupted economies across Europe, and initiated a manhunt that tested the unity of NATO members. Despite capturing the global audience's attention, the identities of those who sabotaged the pipeline remain unknown—was it the CIA? Was it a maneuver in the covert conflict between Russia and the West? Or was Putin's own hand at play?With years of in-depth reporting and exclusive access to pivotal figures—including the saboteurs, investigators, and high-ranking intelligence officials—this exceptional non-fiction thriller by a Wall Street Journal award-winning correspondent unveils the underlying truths of one of the era's most extraordinary geopolitical enigmas.