Eastern Flank of NATO – Analysis of the Eastern Flank on NATO Countries' Military Expenditure

Juraj SÝKORA

https://doi.org/10.53465/EDAMBA.2023.9788022551274.272-281

 

Abstract. The Eastern Flank of NATO countries – Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria, and Romania – are all situated in the neighbourhood of Ukraine and Russia. That is the reason why their security importance for the whole Alliance is increasing in the context of the war in Ukraine. However, there is the question of how the Russian invasion to Ukraine can impact the military expenditure of the mentioned countries. Nonetheless, to answer such a question, there needs to be empirical proof that the Eastern Flank of NATO countries´ military spending correlates together. The aim of this article is to examine the relationship between the military spending of Eastern Flank of NATO countries and assess how the Russian invasions of Chechnya, Georgia, and Crimea have affected their military expenditures.

Keywords: Eastern Flank, Military Expenditure, Russia

JEL classification: F50, H50

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Online publication date: 25 January 2024

ISBN: 978-80-225-5127-4

Publisher: University of Economics in Bratislava

Pages: 272-281

 

To cite this proceedings paper (STN ISO 690 and 690-2): 

SÝKORA, J. 2024. Eastern Flank of NATO – Analysis of the Eastern Flank on NATO Countries' Military Expenditure. In PETROVSKÁ, F. (ed.). EDAMBA 2023: Conference Proceedings. Bratislava: University of Economics in Bratislava, 2024. ISBN 978-80-225-5127-4, pp. 272-281.

https://doi.org/10.53465/EDAMBA.2023.9788022551274.272-281