No. 242 Lessons of the War in Ukraine for Western Military Strategy

Author(s): Niklas Masuhr
Editor(s): Fabien Merz
Series Editor(s): Lisa Watanabe, Fabien Merz, Benno Zogg
Series: CSS Analyses in Security Policy
Issue: 242
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich
Publication Year: 2019

NATO is prioritizing conventional military capabilities to deter Russian encroachment on the alliance. Western planners and strategists view the war in Ukraine as a key benchmark that defines future capability requirements. As a result, various adaptive processes are underway within national armed forces.

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Russian armed forces along Deterrence and Deniability