Can NATO countries succeed in a war against Russia?
A US Army Green Beret adjusting a laser sight during Trojan Footprint 2024 near Sofia, Bulgaria. (Photo: US Army)
Member states have been preparing personnel and inventory for a high-intensity conflict but many challenges remain.
NATO countries have been working on diverse lines-of-action to prepare troops and equipment for a high-intensity conflict as the possibility of Russia's war in Ukraine spreading throughout Europe cannot be ruled out.
“NATO is ready to fight tonight in a way that it hasn't been in the last two years,” Sean Monaghan, visiting fellow with the CSIS Europe, Russia and Eurasia Programme, claimed. “But NATO is maybe not ready for a protracted war.”
In a recent webinar conducted by the CSIS, Monaghan pointed out that the alliance “still has a lot of work to do on that front”, with
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