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NATO Enlargement, Russia, and Balance of Threat

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  • Maitra, Sumantra

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This paper explores the causes of Russian revanchism alongside phases of NATO expansion, and concludes that evidence of Moscow’s reflexive revanchism is sparse. Russian foreign policy is tested and correlated with Russian rhetoric, military strategy and Russian balancing actions, in light of each phase of actual and potential NATO expansion. The paper concludes that, first, Russia balances against perceived threats, only in areas where it has entrenched material and military interests. Otherwise, Russia is aware of relative military inferiority, and is agnostic about NATO and EU enlargement. These findings have enormous policy relevance, as both NATO and EU plans further enlargement, American and British isolationism grows, and European security scenario alters rapidly.

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  • Maitra, Sumantra, 2021. "NATO Enlargement, Russia, and Balance of Threat," SocArXiv dcjsk, Center for Open Science.
    • Handle: RePEc:osf:socarx:dcjsk
    DOI: 10.31219/osf.io/dcjsk
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    1. Benedict E. DeDominicis, 2023. "The Failure Of The Twentieth Century European Perpetual Peace Project: The Social Construction Of The West Via Opposition To Russia," Global Journal of Business Research, The Institute for Business and Finance Research, vol. 17(1), pages 55-91.

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