Maritime NATO After the Russian Invasion of Ukraine

In 2022, the world witnessed full-scale Russian aggression in Ukraine, the return of mine threats and other attacks on shipping in the Black Sea, and an acute awareness of the vulnerability of subsea infrastructure. The blockade of Ukrainian grain threatened food supply on a global scale. The period since February 2022 has proved transformational for MARCOM and for the Alliance’s deterrence and defense posture on the seas.

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James Henry Bergeron

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James Henry Bergeron, maritime strategy, NATO, Russia, Ukraine, MARCOM

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