The main finding in Phase one was that the political tensions between Russia and NATO members were at the core of the current and near-future nuclear risks in Europe. [...] The NATO 2022 Strategic Concept was seen as delivering this and participants emphasised Romania’s influence on the Strategic Concept by having stressed the strategic importance of the Black Sea region and the Southern and Western Balkans for the alliance. [...] Deterrence Another key objective for NATO is to consider and arrive at joint decisions on how to maintain a strong deterrence in the event the conflict in Ukraine draws out which is of prime importance in the perception of the Eastern flank countries. [...] The End of the Cold War The workshop also saw a heated debate around the accession of Eastern European countries into NATO in the 1990s and 2000s. [...] NATO should reach an understanding of the requirements of NATO deterrence posture along the Eastern flank in the event of a prolonged conflict Ukraine ◼ BASIC Risks and Reduction: A View from the South-eastern Flank 4 Acknowledgements This report is part of BASIC’s project Applying a Systematic Approach to NATO-Russia Risk Reduction that is generously funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of t.
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