NATO and the challenges of austerity

NATO and the challenges of austerity / F. Stephen Larrabee [and others].

"In the coming decade, NATO faces growing fiscal austerity and declining defense budgets. This study analyzes the impact of planned defense budget cuts on the capabilities of seven European members of NATO -- the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, and Poland -- that...

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Corporate Author: National Defense Research Institute (U.S.)
Other Authors: Larrabee, F. Stephen
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2012.
Series:Rand Corporation monograph series.
Subjects:
North Atlantic Treaty Organization > Armed Forces > Operational readiness.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization > Armed Forces > Appropriations and expenditures.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
HISTORY > Military > Other.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Security (National & International)
Armed Forces > Appropriations and expenditures
Armed Forces > Operational readiness
Military policy
Europe > Military policy.
North America > Military policy.
Europe > Armed Forces > Appropriations and expenditures.
North America > Armed Forces > Appropriations and expenditures.
Europe
North America
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: The defense spending gap; Purpose and organization of the study
  • The impact of defense cuts on key NATO allies: United Kingdom; France; Germany; Italy; Spain; Netherlands; Poland; Future prospects
  • NATO Europe's capability for defense and power projection in the coming decade: Defense of NATO territory; Missions in NATO's immediate neighborhood; High-intensity power-projection missions in more distant regions; Long-range operations with small "conventional" forces; Long-range SOF operations; Conclusion
  • The broader strategic context: The limits of smart defense; Pooling and sharing; The impact of the Euro crisis; The European defense industrial sector; The Libyan Intervention: lessons and implications; Shifting U.S. defense priorities
  • Implications and recommendations for U.S. policy: Transatlantic defense challenges in an era of austerity; Sustaining the alliance over the long run.

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