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Scenarios for Central and Eastern Europe in a Russia-NATO conflict
Geopolitically, the region between Russia and Western Europe is among the most volatile parts of the globe: in the 20th century alone, it was a major theater for two world wars and the Cold War. As relations between the West and Russia sour, the region may again see its fate ...
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