NATO redefined itself by expanding its membership in three waves, but underestimated Russia’s future capabilities. These waves of enlargment provoked Russia, which responded through a first step of testing the Alliance, in 2008, through the Georgian war. Putin continued with the decision to test at a fully-length pace, NATO’s response, through the annexation of Crimea and the start of the Ukrainian war in 2014. …read more
Source: Atlantic Community
