Future NATO Enlargement
Author | : Mark F. Cancian |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 118 |
Release | : 2022-01-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781538140420 |
ISBN-13 | : 153814042X |
Rating | : 4/5 (42X Downloads) |
Download or read book Future NATO Enlargement written by Mark F. Cancian and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2022-01-15 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Past NATO enlargement helped create a Europe whole, free, and at peace, but future enlargement, should it occur, faces a hostile and militarily revitalized Russia. This report examines the military requirements and resulting budget costs of extending NATO’s Article 5 commitment to countries such as Ukraine, Georgia, or Bosnia-Herzegovina, which are actively seeking NATO membership, and Sweden and Finland, about which there has been analysis and speculation about membership. Costs to the United States range from $11 billion per year to defend Ukraine to half a billion dollars or less to defend Sweden. The project recommends that NATO incorporate force requirements and cost considerations into its future decisionmaking.