Half of the NATO nations that use conscription sit along Russian borders. Estonia has maintained conscription since its independence in 1991 and the end of the Cold War. Lithuania reintroduced ...

This map depicts the larger confrontation between Russia and NATO and the possible return to Cold War power dynamics in Europe.

‘To put NATO back on the political map after the Afghan debacle, there had to be a new enemy to rally around. The solution was a reincarnation of the Cold War,’ Lavrov said. In ...