Small Wars Journal

Lithuania

Thornbush Strategy – Deterrence by Denial in Lithuania SWJED Mon, 06/17/2019 - 1:15am
Russian decision-makers might be tempted to gamble that NATO would not react to a land grab or—perhaps more likely—an operation designed to come in under a threshold that would trigger a collective security response. Considering this, Baltic decision-makers should explore a wide array of options to help enhance deterrence; but they must do so with deliberation.