The Nord Stream Conspiracy
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The Nord Stream Conspiracy
The explosive inside story of the most daring act of sabotage in modern history—the bombing of the $20 billion Nord Stream Pipeline. Written by the award-winning Chief European Political Correspondent of the Wall Street Journal.
'Totally fascinating... As compelling as a spy thriller'
Simon Sebag Montefiore
'Jaw-dropping... a pearl of a story'
Rory Carroll
'All the elements of a fictional thriller... I can already see the blockbuster movie'
Rory Clements
In September 2022, Scandinavian seismologists detected what seemed to be a huge undersea earthquake or volcanic eruption. These signals were caused by several devastating explosions that destroyed Nord Stream, the $20 billion pipeline carrying cheap Russian gas to Europe under the Baltic Sea. The mysterious blasts shifted global geopolitics, disrupted European economies and triggered a manhunt that strained relations within the NATO alliance.
Despite capturing the imagination of millions, the mystery of who blew up the pipeline has so far gone unsolved—was it the CIA? Was it part of the shadow war between Russia and the West? Could Putin himself have been behind it? Drawing on years of first-hand reporting and exclusive access to key players—including the saboteurs, the investigators and high-level intelligence—this deeply reported non-fiction thriller by an award-winning Wall Street Journal correspondent reveals the true story behind one of the most remarkable geopolitical mysteries of our time.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781529155464
Publisher: Cornerstone
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 18 June 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Hutchinson Heinemann
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 40.0mm
Width: 153.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 700g
Pages: 336
About the Author
Bojan Pancevski is the award-winning Chief European Political Correspondent of the Wall Street Journal, covering European and global affairs. He produces major investigations, agenda-setting scoops, analyses of politics and diplomacy, and deeply reported features. Before joining the WSJ, he covered Europe for The Times and the Sunday Times. He has won journalism awards in Britain, the U.S. and Germany, and was part of the Journal's team of Pulitzer Prize finalists for International Reporting in 2025. He is fluent in several European languages, including German and Russian.
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