NATO's Future Runs Through Warsaw

For most of the Cold War, NATO's center of gravity was West Germany. American forces were stationed there because Germany was the front line. The Fulda Gap was the alliance's most dangerous vulnerability, and U.S. strategy reflected that reality. Today, the strategic geography of Europe has changed, but NATO's assumptions have not fully caught up. The next geostrategic map of Europe is already visible. Yet Washington has not yet updated its strategy to match it.