“…Even if the most robust recommendations were to be implemented, Russian forces could 58 Kramer and Craddock, 2016. 59 Reed et al, 2016. still attain limited military objectives in such theaters as the Baltic States over the near term. Instead of fully deterring Russian military success, the proposed posture changes have the potential to make an incursion a more costly proposition for Russia and therefore to shift the strategic calculations of Russian decisionmakers against undertaking such operations.…”