| ID | 186546 |
| Title Proper | Strategic concept and strategic coherence |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Webber, Mark |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Since the Russian annexation of Crimea in 2014, NATO has returned to “its roots” (Pacuła 2021, 4). That reorientation has, of course, been sharpened further by the 2022 Ukraine crisis. Countering the Russian threat has once again become firmly established as NATO’s modus operandi (Schreer and Alberque 2022). For many commentators, this clarity of purpose is no bad thing. NATO had, so the argument runs, become over-stretched and ineffectual by taking on difficult missions such as that in Afghanistan where success was always ephemeral (Stapleton 2016). Better then, to concentrate on collective defense and deterrence – missions where NATO’s track-record is strong, its political-military assets well-established, and consensus clear (Ringsmose and Rynning 2021). |
| `In' analytical Note | Defence Studies Vol. 22, No.3; Sep 2022: p.564-569 |
| Journal Source | Defence Studies Vol: 22 No 3 |
| Key Words | NATO ; European Union ; Climate Change ; Arctic ; Strategic Concept |