ABSTRACT The prevailing security environment across the Baltic Sea Region has undergone a profound and irreversible re-articulation, transitioning from a post-Cold War framework of conditional engagement to a sustained paradigm of confrontation characterized by the enduring, structurally driven aggression of the Russian Federation. This strategic pivot necessitates an immediate and comprehensive recalibration of military readiness … Leggi tutto Convergent Threats and Defense by Denial on NATO’s Eastern Flank