The Baltic Hegemony: The Strategic Transition to a Unified NATO Maritime Lake

Technical analysis of the Baltic Sea as a NATO operational space, focusing on Nordic integration, Russian A2/AD containment, and subsea infrastructure protection.

The geopolitical reconfiguration of the Baltic Sea represents the most significant maritime shift in European strategic history since the end of the Second World War. Following the accession of Sweden and Finland, the region has transitioned from a fragmented “Shatter Belt” of competing interests into a unified and cohesive North Atlantic Treaty Organiz…