The Political and Military Significance of NATO’s Trident Juncture 2018 Exercises
The Political and Military Significance of NATO’s Trident Juncture 2018 Exercises

Author(s): Wojciech Lorenz
Subject(s): International relations/trade, Security and defense, Military policy
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: NATO; Trident Juncture 2018 exercises; collective defence and deterrence; potential Russian threats; military exercise;
Summary/Abstract: Trident Juncture 2018 is intended to strengthen NATO’s ability to conduct collective-defence and deterrence in response to potential Russian threats. The field manoeuvres will test about 45,000 Alliance soldiers. During command-post exercises, simulations without troops, it will check NATO’s ability to lead a defensive operation involving much larger forces. Although the exercises will take place mainly in Norway, the Alliance will demonstrate the ability to respond to threats in the entire Nordic-Baltic region.

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