NATO's Northeastern Flank - Emerging Opportunities for Engagement : An Overview
Abstract
In 2014, RAND was asked whether new opportunities for U.S. Air Force engagement were emerging in central Europe as a result of Russian aggression in Ukraine. This document presents an overview of our findings from the resulting research effort; our full report will appear later in 2016. That report examines the impact of renewed tension between the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and Russia over a group of key allies and partners in central and northeastern Europe. It provides overviews of how the climate for defense engagement is changing in each country. There are in-depth assessments for nine key countries on NATO's northeastern flank - the Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, and Sweden - that focus on developing robust engagement strategies for these countries. Although both politics and resources will constrain partnership opportunities and the ability of these countries to contribute to U.S. regional defense objectives, opportunities for strengthening partnerships do exist in multiple areas.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2016
- Accession Number
- AD1085244
Entities
People
- Bonny Lin
- Bryan A. Frederick
- Christopher S. Chivvis
- Daniel S. Hamilton
- F. Stephen Larrabee
- Raphael S. Cohen
Organizations
- RAND Corporation