THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE UKRAINE CRISIS FOR NATO SOLIDARITY: NATO BETWEEN COOPERATIVE SECURITY AND COLLECTIVE DEFENCE
Journal: Hitit Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi
Year: 2016

The aim of this article is to assess the implications of the Ukraine crisis for NATO, which is fundamentally a defensive alliance. This article discusses the Ukraine crisis as a problem in which NATO’s deterrence function, which is vital for NATO to continue as a strong alliance, has been tested in the context of relations with the Russian Federation. The tension after the Ukraine crisis may affect the ranking of priorities among NATO's fundamental tasks, which may also disrupt cooperative secur