№56: NATO Narrows Military Gap on Its Eastern Flank
№56: NATO Narrows Military Gap on Its Eastern Flank
Author(s): Wojciech Lorenz
Subject(s): Governance, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Military policy, Geopolitics, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: NATO; eastern flank; security gaps; security threats; Russian annexation of Crimea;
Summary/Abstract: The decisions taken during the NATO summit in Wales will partially fill the security gaps on NATO’s eastern flank. The alliance will be better prepared for a number of traditional and asymmetric threats, emanating from Russia, against its members. However, the alliance has no answer for the strategic change caused by annexation of Crimea and possible dismemberment of the rest of Ukraine. NATO will also remain vulnerable to attempts to undermine its credibility—a path Russia may embark upon in pursuit of its broader strategic goals.
Series: PISM Strategic File
- Page Count: 6
- Publication Year: 2014
- Language: English
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