: :inin Kyiv (EET)

How to shore up NATO for the long haul


The Obama administration’s proposal to increase deployment of heavy weapons, armored vehicles and troops in Central and Eastern Europe and the Baltic States, would ensure that a full combat brigade, roughly 5,000 troops, could be maintained to deter Russian aggression in the region. The price tag for Congress to consider: $3.4 billion in 2017 — four times its spending in 2016.
But more than anything, the proposal — which a senior U.S. official called a “longer-term response to a changed security environment in Europe” — is a potent reminder that NATO remains behind the curve in rethinking its security policy and …read more

Source: European Voice

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