Description
Past NATO enlargement helped create a Europe whole, free, and at peace, but future enlargement, should it occur, faces a hostile and militarily revitalized Russia. This report examines the military requirements and resulting budget costs of extending NATO's Article 5 commitment to countries such as Ukraine, Georgia, or Bosnia-Herzegovina, which are actively seeking NATO membership, and Sweden and Finland, about which there has been analysis and speculation about membership. Costs to the United States range from $11 billion per year to defend Ukraine to half a billion dollars or less to defend Sweden. The project recommends that NATO incorporate force requirements and cost considerations into its future decisionmaking.
About the Author
Mark Cancian (Colonel, USMCR, ret.) is a senior adviser with the CSIS International Security Program. Adam Saxton is a former research associate with the CSIS International Security Program, where he supported research related to U.S. force structure, great power conflict, and the international order.
Book Information
ISBN 9781538140413
Author Mark F. Cancian
Format Paperback
Page Count 120
Imprint Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Publisher Rowman & Littlefield
Weight(grams) 299g
Dimensions(mm) 280mm * 218mm * 8mm
