As the countdown clock to the July NATO summit ticks away, the discussion in Brussels about how to deal with a resurgent Russia, though vigorous, has yet to produce a solid consensus. Ever since Russia seized Crimea and ignited war in eastern Ukraine, the countries along the northeastern frontier have called for the creation of permanent U.S. bases on their territory, on the assumption that only such American tripwires can deter Putin from jumping NATO’s red line, whether in a hybrid scenario or an all-out cross-border assault. The sense of urgency in the Baltic States and Poland has been fuelled …read more
Source: The American Interest
