Forward deployment and reassurance

Author(s):
Desmaele, L. (0000-0002-5278-0737); Simón, L.
Editor(s):
Sperling, J.; Webber, M.
Published
2025
Publication type
Part of book or chapter of book

Abstract

Events in and around Ukraine occasioned a turning point for NATO. This chapter offers an overview of NATO’s adaptation since Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014 and examines the main initiatives—centred on forward deployment and reassurance—adopted by the Alliance in the years that followed. It discusses NATO’s collective response as well as the contributions of different allies. The analysis is tethered to the challenge of designing NATO policies that credibly deter Russia, but do not provoke a security dilemma. The chapter concludes with an assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of NATO’s ongoing transformation.

Date issued
2025-02-20
Language
English
Publisher
Oxford: Oxford University Press
Is part of
Oxford Handbooks (2025), p. 619-636
ISBN source
9780198851196
hdl
1887/4251825
doi
10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198851196.013.39