NATO’s vulnerable eastern flank
NATO countRIES
Russian Exclusive Economic Zone
The Kadetrinne and other narrows near Denmark are potential bottlenecks to the Baltic Sea and ports.
Over land, the Baltic States rely on the Suwalki corridor to link up with Poland.
Sweden
Norwegian Sea
Gulf of Bothnia
Finland
Norway
Russia
Estonia
Baltic Sea
North Sea
Riga
Latvia
Denmark
Lithuania
Kiel
Belarus
UK
Poland
Germany
Ukraine
France
Romania
Italy
Black Sea
Spain
Mediterranean Sea
Sources: German navy; NATO; Natural Earth; Marine Regions, Flanders Marine Institute
Prasanta Kumar Dutta | Reuters, Mar. 18, 2022
NATO’s vulnerable eastern flank
NATO countRIES
Russian Exclusive Economic Zone
Finland
Norwegian Sea
Sweden
Gulf of Bothnia
Norway
The Kadetrinne and other narrows near Denmark are potential bottlenecks to the Baltic Sea and ports.
Russia
Estonia
Baltic Sea
Over land, the Baltic States rely on the Suwalki corridor to link up with Poland.
North Sea
Riga
Latvia
Denmark
Lithuania
Kiel
UK
Poland
Belarus
Germany
Ukraine
France
Romania
Italy
Black Sea
Spain
Sources: German navy; NATO; Natural Earth; Marine Regions, Flanders Marine Institute
Prasanta Kumar Dutta | Reuters, Mar. 18, 2022
NATO’s vulnerable eastern flank
NATO countRIES
Russian Exclusive Economic Zone
Finland
Norwegian Sea
Sweden
Gulf of Bothnia
Norway
The Kadetrinne and other narrows near Denmark are potential bottlenecks to the Baltic Sea and ports.
Russia
Estonia
Baltic Sea
North Sea
Riga
Latvia
Over land, the Baltic States rely on the Suwalki corridor to link up with Poland.
Denmark
Lithuania
Kiel
UK
Poland
Belarus
Germany
Ukraine
France
Romania
Italy
Black Sea
Spain
Mediterranean Sea
Sources: German navy; NATO; Natural Earth; Marine Regions, Flanders Marine Institute
Prasanta Kumar Dutta | Reuters, Mar. 18, 2022