Under the Radar: Romania’s Military Strategy And Arms Shopping Spree 

Bucharest is working to become a pillar of NATO's Eastern Flank

20 July 2023

Adrian Mihaltianu

Marcin Król Fellow

Romania’s military spending and infrastructure investment have radically increased over the past half-decade, which could lead to Bucharest and Warsaw becoming the southern and northern poles of NATO’s Eastern Flank defence strategy.

While all eyes are on Poland’s impressive military shopping list, there are things happening on NATO’s southeastern flank that are just as interesting.

Slowly, without making too much noise, Romania is reforming its army and has already equipped itself with military capabilities that allow it to feel safer in the face of aggression coming from the east.

However, instead of focusing on mechanised infantry and heavy equipment as Poland did, Romania focused more on first acquiring the basic elements of medium- and long-range defence, favouring missile defence and long-range artillery. It also has a much slower and more gradual approach than the spectacular big contracts announced by PiS in Poland.

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Adrian Mihaltianu

Marcin Król Fellow

Marcin Król Fellow 2022/2023 at Visegrad Insight and a journalist with more than 17 years of experience, both in editorial and management teams for medium-sized and large media companies. Currently coordinating PressOne.ro, an independent, in-depth solutions journalism project bringing light on major issues in Romania and abroad.

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