1st Edition

NATO’s Eastern Flank Russia and the Future of European Security

Edited By George Soroka, Tomasz Stępniewski Copyright 2027
216 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book focuses on NATO’s role in East-Central Europe and how it is responding to the strategic regional challenges posed by Putin’s Russia. Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 shattered the post-Cold War illusion of a stable European security order. This volume examines the consequences for NATO's Eastern Flank — the arc of nations from the Baltic states and Poland... Read more

Introduction: NATO’s Eastern Flank and the Future of European Security, George Soroka and Tomasz Stępniewski  1. Decoding Russia's Weaponization of Gas and the West's Response, Sijbren de Jong and Can Ögütcü  2. NATO’s Eastern Flank: Emerging and Disruptive Technologies Challenge, Dominik P. Jankowski  3. NATO's Eastern Flank: Nuclear Deterrence, Michael Rühle  4. NATO’s Eastern Flank Security Dilemma During the Russo-Ukrainian War, Tomasz Stępniewski  5. NATO, Russia, and the “Arctic Problem”, George Soroka  6. Strengthening NATO’s Eastern Flank in the Face of Russian Aggression: The Example of the Eastern Shield and Baltic Defense Line, Alicja Zyguła  7. China’s Role in the NATO Eastern Flank: Limited and Ambiguous, Richard Q. Turcsányi  8. NATO at 75: Priorities for NATO’s Eastern Flank, Dominik P. Jankowski and Tomasz Stępniewski  Conclusion: Navigating a New Strategic Landscape: The Eastern Flank and the Future of Euro-Atlantic Security, George Soroka and Tomasz Stępniewski

Biography

George Soroka is a Lecturer on Government at Harvad University, Massachusetts, USA, and is the Executive Officer of the Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies. Focusing on the domestic and international politics of Poland, Russia, and Ukraine, as well as Arctic security issues, his research has been featured in dozens of academic publications.

Tomasz Stępniewski is Associate Professor at the Institute of Political Science and Administration, Faculty of Social Sciences, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, and an expert at the Academic Centre for Strategic Analysis, War Studies University, Poland. He was a Research Fellow at the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute (2005, 2006, 2015) and at the Carnegie Moscow Center, among others.