title: NATO ENLARGEMENT AND RUSSIAN AGGRESSIVE POSTURING
abstract: Since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, the world has been engaged in a new dynamic of power politics as the newly reformed Russian Federation attempts to establish its identity in Europe. As a regional power Russia is accused of forcing its will on former satellite states through military posturing and aggression as seen in Georgia, Crimea, and Ukraine. This study discusses issues directly related to NATO expansion into former Soviet-bloc states and the Russian Federation’s response to thes