CIAO DATE: 07/2014
June 2014
Danish Institute for International Studies
Russia’s annexation of Crimea and the serious crisis in Eastern Ukraine has changed the threat environment for NATO. Despite the current incentive to revert its focus towards Article 5 challenges in Eastern Europe, threats such as the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, terrorism and instability, all of which emanate especially from the Middle East, remain some of the largest security issues for the Alliance. Therefore, in the aftermath of the crisis in Ukraine and leading into the Wales Summit, it is imperative that NATO does not neglect the many security challenges emerging from the Middle East.
Resource link: After Ukraine – NATO should stay vigilant on the Middle East [PDF] - 130K