Why The Suwalki Gap Is An Impotant Location For Both NATO And Russia

Suwalki Gap

CDR Salamander, US Naval Institute: Where is the Maritime Suwalki Gap?

If you told someone in 1985 that we would have the challenge below in 2018 without firing a shot, they would have thought you a bit touched in the head. It’s a good challenge to have considering where we once were.

Since the end of the Cold War, Western Europe (NATO) gained roughly 1,000 kilometers of defense in depth if you use the distance from the Fulda Gap to the Suwalki Gap as your two points.

What is the Suwalki Gap you say? Over at FT, Michael Peel and Michael Acton provide a good primer;

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