№210: Forward Defence: a New Approach to NATO’s Defence and Deterrence Policy
№210: Forward Defence: a New Approach to NATO’s Defence and Deterrence Policy

Author(s): Wojciech Lorenz
Contributor(s): Sławomir Dębski (Editor), Patrycja Sasnal (Editor), Wojciech Lorenz (Editor)
Subject(s): Politics, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Military policy, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: NATO; defence; deterrence; policy; Eastern Flank;
Summary/Abstract: Russia’s full-scale aggression against Ukraine has led to an unprecedented increase in the threat of a Russian attack on NATO. This requires a fundamental shift in the Alliance’s approach to its defence and deterrence policy. As part of what the Alliance calls “forward defence”, the allies should deploy forces on the Eastern Flank that are capable of stopping a Russian attack from the very beginning. To strengthen its deterrence credibility, NATO should also officially end its self-imposed restrictions on the permanent deployment of troops on the Eastern Flank.

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