Blouin described the events as a "war of nerves", with traitors "organising everywhere".

And for once many in Israel, Lebanon and Iran have something in common - a war of nerves.

In this hybrid war of nerves fought around islands, islets, reefs and fishing grounds, the “Christmas Convoy” embraces some of the “grey zone” military tactics that China pioneered.

The waters south of China are the theater for a tense war of nerves between the forces of China and of the U.S. and its allies.

While no further drone intrusions have been registered, balloon launches have in fact been serious business in the war of nerves on the tense, divided Korean peninsula.