Derring Russia in the Baltics to Allow US Power Projection in the Pacific

• Authors: Middents Michael G.
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The balance of power in the world is fluctuating as the US is facing new competitors as the People’s Republic of China being as rising power. So, if tensions between the US and China or another near-peer will grow, the US would need to dedicate significant resources to the face new threat. Such a shift of power could affect the balance of power in other regions of the world and it could even trigger Russian opportunism in its former Soviet satellites. There could be a risk that NATO’s current military structure in the Baltic States leaves its Eastern flank exposed to potential risks. The paper argues that additional initiatives such as easing the flow of Allied forces across borders, the establishment of NATO anti-access/ area denial (A2AD) measures and efforts towards political cohesion need to be added and done so in a manner to gain maximum benefits from their combined effects.

Keywords

EN

Russian Federation; US power projection; Baltic Region; Deterrence

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Akademii WSB
• Journal: Security Forum
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 1
• Issue: Volume 1 No. 2/2017
• Pages: 47-58

Contributors

author

Middents Michael G.

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Identifiers

DOI

10.26410/SF_2/17/4