| Author (Person) | Shields, Ian |
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| Series Title | The Conversation |
| Series Details | 26.05.16 |
| Publication Date | 26/05/2016 |
| Content Type | Journal | Series | Blog |
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A book by General Sir Richard Shirreff, Nato’s deputy supreme allied commander for Europe between 2011 and 2014, published in May 2016 evoked a potential scenario that leads to a devastating future war with Russia. The book '2017 War with Russia' was clearly labelled as a work of fiction. But it portrayed a fairly convincing manufactured incident that the fictional president of Russia uses as a causus belli for a clash with NATO. The general’s underlying political message was that the hollowing out of defence capabilities across the West and its reluctance and inability to stand up to Russia was making war ever more likely. Was this an accurate assessment of the real world? |
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| Source Link | https://theconversation.com/could-nato-go-to-war-with-russia-and-what-would-happen-if-it-did-59694 |
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| Subject Categories | Security and Defence |
| Countries / Regions | Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Europe, Russia |
