We left the Baltic region Friday morning concerned for the security of the EU. We suspect the Russians have a trifurcated strategy: (1) They will use the energy card (electricity, oil and gas production, pipelines, and the power grid) to project their power on the EU and NATO member states. (2) They will use their newly tested success in Georgia to undermine US alliances around the globe. (3) They will opportunistically use their military might or the threat of same with non-NATO, non-EU states in their neighborhood. How the EU handles this remains to be seen.