From a strictly strategic point of view, it explains why the shape of the Northern European plain, the routes of major rivers, and the warm-water port in Crimea have made the Ukrainian borderlands ...

The question of the Northern European plain’s indefensible geography re-emerged, particularly in relation to Germany; strategic positioning between the French and the Russians has often been pointed ...

Anyone who has picked up a map of the Northern European Plain and has learned about historical invasions of Russia could tell you differently. Even if NATO has never intended to strike first, there is ...