Madam Secretary - Season 4 -

Entering the outer office of the West Wing, she found her team already in high gear. Daisy was drafting a "concerned but firm" press statement, while Jay was frantically mapping out the legal gray areas of Arctic maritime law.

By sunset, the Russian vessel had begun its retreat. No shots fired. No international incident. Madam Secretary - Season 4

"You don't, sir," Elizabeth said, taking her seat. "The Russians didn't cut that cable to start a war. They did it because they want us to acknowledge their new claim on the Lomonosov Ridge. It’s a land grab, not a declaration of hostilities. If we go in guns blazing, we play right into their 'Western aggression' narrative." "So what's the play?" Dalton asked. Entering the outer office of the West Wing,