The Crisis in the Ukraine and the New NATO Cover Image

Ukrayna Krizi ve Yeni NATO
The Crisis in the Ukraine and the New NATO

Author(s): Şafak Oğuz
Subject(s): Politics, International relations/trade, Security and defense
Published by: Karadeniz Araştırmaları Merkezi
Keywords: NATO; Readiness Action Plan; Hybrid Warfare; Adaptation Measures; Assurance Measures;

Summary/Abstract: Russia's involvement in the Ukrainian crisis and its annexation of Crimea prompted NATO to implement effective measures that required structural and functional changes in the alliance military system. These measures, called “Readiness Action Plan,” yielded various implementations reminiscent of Cold War military policies. This study analyses the "New NATO" as shaped by the Readiness Action Plan that enhances alliance capabilities against both a Russian conventional confrontation as well as hybrid warfare. It argues that in the present security environment, NATO is militarily ready against a Russian hybrid warfare threat in a member country, but success against that threat depends mainly on the consensus for solidarity and cooperation of the Alliance.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 51
  • Page Range: 207-221
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Turkish