GIUK gap will prompt NATO anti-sub procurements

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• Published: Emerald 2016
• Subjects: Greenland; Pacific; Iceland; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/oxan-db209680; https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/OXAN-DB209680/full/xml; https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/OXAN-DB209680/full/html

Significance After years of post-Cold War drawdowns of maritime capabilities in the region, the alliance has returned its focus to the 'Greenland-Iceland-UK' (GIUK) gap that enables access for the Russian navy to the broader North Atlantic. Impacts Instability and migration from the Mediterranean rim are more pressing maritime challenges for southern NATO allies. Regeneration of anti-submarine capabilities by northern NATO members offers commercial opportunities to defence contractors. US policymakers may be loath to devote naval resources to the GIUK gap and away from the Asia-Pacific theatre.