Defending NATO’s Northern Flank
Defending NATO’s Northern Flank

Author: Lon Strauss

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2023-11-03

Total Pages: 199

ISBN-13: 1000996999

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This book investigates several aspects of military power and security in the North Atlantic and Arctic regions. NATO’s northern flank is a large maritime and littoral theatre, where NATO directly borders Russia’s Northern Fleet Military Administrative Territory, which is the location of some of Russia’s most potent air, sea, and land power capabilities. While military tensions on the northern flank had been relatively low for years, the Ukraine war and increased great-power rivalry have altered that dynamic, with heightened geopolitical tensions. This has increased the focus on military-strategic competition in this northernmost region of the alliance. This book presents new assessments of several aspects of military power and security in the North Atlantic and Arctic regions. With an analysis of the security and political climate in the High North and of developments in Western military strategies, capabilities, doctrines, and operational concepts, the volume seeks to bring together an holistic understanding of the strategic challenges and opportunities facing the North Atlantic states and NATO in this dynamic area of responsibility for the alliance. In doing this, the book provides key insights into the role of branch-specific and joint approaches to power projection and operations in the High North, which also include selected country case studies. This book will be of much interest to students of NATO, military studies, security studies, and International Relations.

The Soviet Naval Threat To Europe
The Soviet Naval Threat To Europe

Author: Bruce W. Watson

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-01-09

Total Pages: 390

ISBN-13: 1000305740

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Originally published in 1989. Given the events of 1987 and 1988-the death of Admiral Sergei G. Gorshkov, who had served as Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Navy from 1956 to 1985 and was so influencial in the development of the current Soviet Navy, the Soviet policy of glasnost', the U .S.-Soviet arms negotiations, Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev's visit to Washington, President Ronald Reagan's visit to Moscow, and the treaty concerning intermediate-range nuclear weapons- a study of the Soviet naval threat to Europe is particularly timely. This study begins by examining Soviet military and naval strategy, which provides a view of how the Soviets intend to use their forces. Then the book explore Soviet naval capabilities and operations, because a full understanding of Soviet naval power provides an understanding of the isolation that Europeans often feel. In the fourth and fifth sections of the book we examine the threat to northern and southern Europe.

The Soviet Union in Arctic Waters
The Soviet Union in Arctic Waters

Author: Willy Østreng

Publisher:

Published: 1987

Total Pages: 92

ISBN-13:

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Relates the different theories about the Soviet Union's increasing naval interest in arctic waters. Discusses the security implications for the northern flank of NATO, especially for Norway.

The Soviet Union and Northern Waters
The Soviet Union and Northern Waters

Author: Clive Archer

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2021-01-26

Total Pages: 221

ISBN-13: 1000280772

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This book, first published in 1988, analyses the interests and activities of the Soviet Union in the northern Atlantic. It gives particular attention to the growth in exploration and exploitation of resources and to the problems presented by jurisdictional disputes. The responses of NATO, the United States and the Nordic countries to the expanded Soviet military presence are examined in detail.

Nato--the Next Thirty Years
Nato--the Next Thirty Years

Author: Kenneth A. Myers

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-03-04

Total Pages: 378

ISBN-13: 0429716168

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The survival of NATO as a viable alliance is currently challenged by a shift in the strategic balance of power, as well as by global events and contingencies that extend far beyond NATO's boundaries. In the face of these challenges, existing institutional mechanisms are proving inadequate to respond effectively. The distinguished contributors to this volume draw on their vast political and diplomatic experience to identify and analyze the problems confronting NATO for the remainder of the twentieth century. They make clear the need for a trans-Atlantic communication network among policymakers, scholars, and others-a network that will allow an ongoing process of analysis and assessment of NATO's strategic, economic, and political problems, along with the identification of appropriate reactions.