GLOBSEC raportuje: Rosja i NATO, Finlandia oraz Polska najlepiej przygotowane
GLOBSEC’s 2026 report says Finland, the Baltic states and Poland are best prepared if rosja were to force a high-intensity conflict on NATO’s eastern flank. The annual assessment, published on 09.05.2026 at 15:36 and updated on 17.05.2026 at 09:46, measures how ten countries from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea are turning higher spending into military power.
Finland, the Baltic states and Poland
The report says Finland, the Baltic states and Poland stand out because they have accelerated strategic reserves and invested in modern weapons, from tanks to long-range systems. The authors also say national and international exercises have improved mobility and the ability to fight across integrated land, air, sea and space operations.
That judgment places those countries ahead of the rest of the eastern flank on the report’s own criteria: military capability, political decision-making speed, investment in new equipment and the development of domestic arms industries. The report also says the Polish Armed Forces number 215.9 thousand people, though it does not indicate how many reservists could support them after mobilization is announced.
Readiness remains uneven
The same report says preparedness is still uneven across the region, even after what its authors describe as huge progress since 2022. Too slow mobilization, the need to better protect critical infrastructure and the need to keep public institutions functioning in extreme conditions remain major challenges.
The authors say deterrence depends on the ability to quickly rebuild army strength and arms factory capacity. They also point to logistics, ammunition stocks, medical support and speed of readiness as part of the test, warning that without those elements claims of military strength remain empty words.
Ten-country eastern flank
The report examines ten countries in a belt stretching from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea. Its focus is narrower than a spending tally: it asks whether political promises of higher defense budgets translate into forces that can mobilize, protect infrastructure and sustain operations under pressure.
For readers tracking NATO’s eastern border, the practical takeaway is that the report identifies a tier of countries judged most ready, but it also shows which parts of the frontier still depend on faster mobilization, stronger logistics and more resilient state institutions. Finland, the Baltic states and Poland sit at the front of that pack, while the gap between spending and usable power remains the central test across the region.
