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This paper is the first in a sequence of INSS Strategic Forums dedicated to multinational exploration of the strategic and defense challenges faced by Baltic states in close proximity to a resurgent Russia that the U.S. National Security Strategy describes as “using subversive measures to weaken the credibility of America’s commitment to Europe, undermine transatlantic unity, and weaken European institutions and governments." The American and European authors of this paper, along with many others, came together in late 2017 to begin exploration of the most significant Baltic states security challenges through focused strategic research and a series of multinational, interactive theater wargames sponsored by the U.S. National Defense University and Swedish Defence University. This first paper highlights early research and wargaming insights indicating the importance of denial-based deterrence for protection of the Baltic states from potential Russian aggression. It also provides recommendations for how the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the United States, and the Baltic states can best improve their ground, maritime, and air forces to generate credible denial-based deterrence.
Publication Date
11-2019
Publisher
National Defense University Press
City
Washington, DC
Recommended Citation
Klein, Colonel Robert M. USA (Ret.); Lundqvist, Lieutenant Commander Stefan Ph.D.; Sumangil, Colonel Ed USAF; and Pettersson, Ulrica Ph.D., "Baltics Left of Bang: The Role of NATO with Partners in Denial-Based Deterrence" (2019). Strategic Forums. 6.
https://digitalcommons.ndu.edu/strategic-forums/6