The Shifting Focus in Eastern European Defense

Governments in the region are increasingly recognizing that in warfare, time is of the essence.

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Countries on NATO’s eastern frontier are rethinking defense along their eastern borders. For Poland and the Baltic states in particular, the focus has long been on rapid response and NATO reinforcement, but increasingly their attention is turning to reengineering their borders with Russia and Belarus as defensive systems in their own right. Poland’s multibillion-euro East […]

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Andrew Davidson
Andrew Davidson is an analyst at Geopolitical Futures. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Emergency Management and Homeland Security and is completing his master’s degree in International Relations through Liberty University. Prior to working on continuing his education, he served in the U.S. Army for over 11 years with experience as a Platoon Sergeant in the Middle East and South Korea serving with the 10th Mountain Division and the 25th Infantry Division.