A flexible response of NATO to potential threats occurring on the eastern border

• Main Authors: Czerski, Robert, Kustra, Marek, Goniewicz, Krzysztof
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2019
• Subjects: North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2702223; https://zenodo.org/record/2702223

Czerski Robert, Kustra Marek, Goniewicz Krzysztof. A flexible response of NATO to potential threats occurring on the eastern border. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2019;9(5):107-112. eISSN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2702224 http://ojs.ukw.edu.pl/index.php/johs/article/view/6891 https://pbn.nauka.gov.pl/sedno-webapp/works/913134 The journal has had 7 points in Ministry of Science and Higher Education parametric evaluation. Part B item 1223 (26/01/2017). 1223 Journal of Education, Health and Sport eISSN 2391-8306 7 © The Authors 2019; This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author (s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non commercial license Share alike. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper. Received: 25.04.2019. Revised: 25.04.2019. Accepted: 09.05.2019. A FLEXIBLE RESPONSE OF NATO TO POTENTIAL THREATS OCCURRING ON THE EASTERN BORDER Robert Czerski¹ *, Marek Kustra¹, Krzysztof Goniewicz¹ ¹ Department of Security Studies, Polish Air Force Academy, Poland; * Correspondence: Robert Czerski [e-mail] Abstract From the beginning of The North Atlantic Pact has been based on the concept of collective defense. This assumption takes on meaning after 2014. The annexation of Crimea to Russia and the hybrid war in Ukraine are confirming the Increase of military threat to the NATO border states, Including Poland. None of the eastern flank countries it would be able to oppose Russian aggression themselves. The Decisions are Strengthen the eastern flank are going to Effectively deterring threats from military escalation. This action take place thanks to the presence of international contingents. Key words: Defense; Security; NATO; eastern border.