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Introduction. -- Section 1: Brief history of relations with Russia. -- Baltic States. -- Poland. -- Section 2: Regional perspectives on threats and vulnerabilities. -- Ethno-cultural sympathies. -- Cyber weakness. -- Conventional military imbalance. -- Other vulnerabilities. -- Section 3: Regional views of the U.S. and NATO role in conventional deterrence. -- Regional views of the United States and NATO. -- Regional views toward Post-Ukraine assurance efforts. -- Shifting to conventional deterrence. -- Section 4: Regional approaches to internal defense and security. -- Estonia. -- Latvia. -- Lithuania. -- Poland. -- Section 5: The nuclear dimension on the Eastern flank. -- Section 6: Future challenges to transatlantic cohesion.

"This report offers a re-examination of U.S. Army force posture in Europe amid heightened tensions between the United States and Russia over the geopolitical orientation of Ukraine. This study reviews Russian military capabilities; considers alternative U.S. force posture arrangements; assesses how to determine whether assurance and deterrence goals are being met; and offers concrete recommendations in order to optimize the U.S. Army's presence in Europe to deter Russian aggression against the most vulnerable NATO members"--Publisher's web site

"This report focuses on recalibrating U.S. Army forces in Europe in light of the security challenges posed by a resurgent Russia and offers 37 recommendations for building and a credible and sustainable deterrence posture in Europe over the next decade. This report opens with a broad overview of the challenges posed by Russia and reviews past and current U.S. Army force posture in Europe. It then identifies and offers recommendations to address sustainment challenges for ongoing U.S. deterrence and reassurance efforts; tackling key military capability areas and gaps; realigning U.S. force posture in Europe; and strengthening civilian efforts and civil-military cooperation"--Publisher's web site