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May 27, 2022

NATO Must Prepare to Defend Its Weakest Point—the Suwalki Corridor

By John R. Deni US Army War College

On the Polish-Lithuanian border, the West must respond to Russia’s actual capabilities rather than making assumptions about its intent.

Dr. John R. Deni, 2022 in Foreign Policy 

As the Biden administration monitors Moscow’s reaction to dramatic U.S. and allied increases in assistance to Ukraine as well as the punishing Western economic and financial sanctions on Russia, it should turn its focus to a relatively small corner of northeastern Europe that is familiar to military strategists but often overlooked by most policymakers and the general public. The Suwalki corridor (also known as the Suwalki Gap) separates the Russian exclave …

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