What is it about?

For decades, the Alliance has assessed that the Euro-Atlantic region is stable and the threat to NATO countries is low. That assessment can now be made with much less confidence. With the spectre of a new potential threat at its doorstep, NATO needs a revised strategy undergirded by a more robust posture. In the aftermath of Crimea, collective defence should be the Alliance's principal, overriding task.

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If Russia were to rerun its playbook from Ukraine against a NATO member, how would the West respond?

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This page is a summary of: Facing Reality: Getting NATO Ready for a New Cold War, Survival, January 2015, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/00396338.2015.1008295.
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