NATO looks south: Why Africa, the Mediterranean and Middle East are becoming the alliance’s next strategic front

BusinessDay | 21-09-2026 07:24am |

NATO is increasingly looking south, with Africa, the Mediterranean, and the Middle East becoming the alliance's next strategic front. This shift comes after a period since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine when NATO's strategic geography appeared overwhelmingly eastern, focused on Poland and other eastern European countries. The article examines the reasons behind this strategic reorientation.

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