With the challenge from Russia, should European countries now swich back to focusing exclusively on territorial defence and deterrence?

• Authors: Zinke Stefan
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

During the Munich Security Conference 2017, US Secretary of Defence Jim Mattis confirmed US commitment to European security, being an important factor for stability of the continent. Especially for Baltic States as those after gaining NATO and EU membership believed that it resolved their security concerns. However, Russian occupation of Crimea caused real security concerns and Baltic countries invested into conventional capabilities and territorial defence forces. The paper argues that, given the complex and dynamic security situation, it is insufficient if European countries focus exclusively on territorial defence and deterrence. Therefore, a case study, where attention is drawn to the Baltic States, where the challenges from Russia have led into the dilemma of reconciling alliance defence requirements and national defence requirements, is discussed leading to conclusions and recommendations.

Keywords

EN

Security; Territorial defence; Deterrence; Hybrid warfare; Baltic states

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Akademii WSB
• Journal: Security Forum
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 1
• Issue: Volume 1 No. 2/2017
• Pages: 35-46

Contributors

author

Zinke Stefan

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Identifiers

DOI

10.26410/SF _2/17/3