TY  - GEN
TY  - GEN
T1  - The Unsettled Alliance: Risk, Fear and Solidarity in NATO
T2  - Articles
JF  - Journal of Autonomy and Security Studies
VO  - 7
IS  - 2
SP  - 82
OP  - 99
A1  - Thomasen, Gry, kirjoittaja
LA  - eng
YR  - 2023
UL  - https://kansalliskirjasto.finna.fi/Record/journalfi.article142894
AB  - NATO never managed to settle how the Alliance should manage Russia post-Cold War. Consequently, the Alliance is still experiencing an internal dichotomy. This article explores the Alliance dynamics since the end of the Cold War and argues that the North-eastern flank countries’ perceptions of Russia and Russian intentionality appear to be based on fear which lead them to pursue an ever-strengthened forward defence. Moreover, this is seen by the flank to be at odds with their Western allies that are willing to pursue a more cooperative approach to Russia. Risk reduction policies therefore become a potential point of contention between the allies, however also a vehicle for the North-eastern flank to boost the forward defence in the region.
NO  - Conference Proceedings: Regional Security in the North, Nuclear Risks and Possible Solutions
KW  - NATO, NATO-Russia, North-Eastern flank, risk reduction, deterrence, post-Cold War
ER  -