Reinforcing Deterrence on NATO’s Eastern Flank : Wargaming the Defense of the Baltics

Abstract

Russia’s recent aggression against Ukraine has disrupted nearly a generation of relative peace and stability between Moscow and its Western neighbors and raised concerns about its larger intentions. This report describes the implications of a series of war games that examined the threat Russia may present to the three Baltic republics—Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania—former Soviet republics, now NATO member states that border Russian territory.