This book investigates several aspects of military power and security in the North Atlantic and Arctic regions.

NATO's northern flank is a large maritime and littoral theatre, where NATO directly borders Russia's Northern Fleet Military Administrative Territory, which is the location of some of Russia's most potent air, sea, and land power capabilities. While military tensions on the northern flank had been relatively low for years, the Ukraine war and increased great-power rivalry have altered that dynamic, with heightened geopolitical tensions. This has increased the focus on military-strategic competition in this northernmost region of the alliance. This book presents new assessments of several aspects of military power and security in the North Atlantic and Arctic regions. With an analysis of the security and political climate in the High North and of developments in Western military strategies, capabilities, doctrines, and operational concepts, the volume seeks to bring together an holistic understanding of the strategic challenges and opportunities facing the North Atlantic states and NATO in this dynamic area of responsibility for the alliance. In doing this, the book provides key insights into the role of branch-specific and joint approaches to power projection and operations in the High North, which also include selected country case studies.

This book will be of much interest to students of NATO, military studies, security studies, and International Relations.

Author: Lon Strauss
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 11/01/2023
Series: Contemporary Security Studies
Pages: 296
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.75d
ISBN: 9781032381930

About the Author

Lon Strauss is an associate professor of Military History at the US Marine Corps Command and Staff College.

Njord Wegge is a professor of Political Science at the Norwegian Defence University College/Norwegian Military Academy.