Aerospace & Defense
In NATO’s new north, fresh chances to contain Moscow
World ·July 3, 2023 As NATO reshapes its strategy in response to Russia's campaign, access to these new territories and their infrastructure opens ways for allies to watch and contain Moscow, and an unprecedented chance to treat the whole of northwest Europe as one bloc.
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