NATO and the Russian War in Ukraine

'A global geopolitical scene at once febrile, fragile and fraught with danger demands a work of profound strategic substance and significance: this publication is right on cue. This wonderfully crafted book bristles with resonating and incisive insights, and underscores the status of the editors as doyens of contemporary strategic commentary. I commend it unreservedly and with great enthusiasm.' -- David Ellery, Professor, Honorary Fellow and Trustee, Durham University 'The Russo-Ukrainian War provided NATO with its most demanding test for decades. This thorough analysis of the alliance's response shows how this test was passed, at least during the war's first stage. But it also shows how the conflict led member states to reappraise established practice and explore how they could achieve deeper defence integration.' -- Sir Lawrence Freedman, Emeritus Professor of War Studies, King's College London 'A necessary and thought-provoking book that deserves a wide readership.' -- Sten Rynning, Professor of War Studies and Director, Danish Institute for Advanced Study, University of Southern Denmark 'This excellent and authoritative volume exploring the galvanising effect of Russia's brazen invasion of Ukraine on efforts to deepen NATO integration could not be more timely.' -- Mats Berdal, Professor of Security and Development, King's College London 'First-rate scholars and analysts highlight that increased defence integration and interoperability are key to NATO's efforts to address the challenges created by the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the US's continuing pivot to Asia.' -- Peter Viggo Jakobsen, Associate Professor, Royal Danish Defence College

Janne Haaland Matlary is Professor of International Politics at the University of Oslo and the Norwegian Military Command and Staff College; she was formerly Norways deputy minister of foreign affairs. Rob Johnson is Director of the Changing Character of War Centre at the University of Oxford.