Odstraszanie

NATO Reform and the Future of Deterrence

In Washington, the debate on the future of the alliance has entered a new stage — a strategic U.S. retreat from Europe is no longer in doubt; the open question is what NATO will look like afterwards. Against the backdrop of announced U.S. force reductions and the upcoming Ankara summit, we analyse how Washington wants to redefine burden-sharing in the alliance — and why cutting conventional forces undermines the credibility of deterrence.