Europe Strategy And Armed Forces

Author : Sven Biscop,Jo Coelmont
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2013-03-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136639197

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Europe, Strategy and Armed Forces by Sven Biscop,Jo Coelmont Pdf

This book examines how the European Union can pursue a grand strategy and become a distinct global actor in a world of emerging great powers. At the grand strategic level, its sheer economic size makes the EU a global power. However, the EU needs to take into account that many international actors continue to measure power mostly by assessing military capability. To preserve its status as an economic power, therefore, the EU has to become a power across the board, which requires a grand strategy, and the means and the will to proactively pursue one. The authors of this book aim to demonstrate that the EU can develop a purposive yet distinctive grand strategy that preserves the value-based nature of EU external action while also safeguarding its vital economic interests. The book analyses the existing military capability of the European Union and its bottom-up nature, which results in a national-based focus in the member-states, impeding deployment capability. A systematic realignment of national defence planning at the strategic level will enable each member-states to focus its defence effort on the right capabilities, make maximal use of pooling and specialization, and contribute to multinational projects in order to address Europe’s strategic capability shortfalls. A stronger Europe will therefore result, it is argued, a real global actor, which can then become an equal strategic partner to the United States, leading to a revitalized Transatlantic partnership in turn. This book will be of interest to students of military studies, European Union policy, strategic studies and International Relations generally.

Author : Håkan Edström,Jacob Westberg
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2022-12-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000830514

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Military Strategies of the New European Allies by Håkan Edström,Jacob Westberg Pdf

This book analyses how and to what extent ex-communist states have adjusted their defence strategies since joining the EU and NATO, and how differences and similarities between their strategies can be explained. Between 1999 and 2013, four phases of enlargement took place when the European Union (EU) and NATO allowed 11 new former communist states to enter both organisations. These states share some common attributes and experiences related to strategic culture and common experiences during the Cold War era that can potentially explain similarities in behaviour and preferences among them. However, the strategic adjustments among these states are far from uniform. In an effort to explain these differences, the book introduces three intervening variables: (1) differences in relative power and position in the international system, (2) national geographical characteristics; and (3) historical experiences related to formative periods of state-building processes as well as wars and armed conflicts. Empirically, the book strives to present and analyse the defence strategies of each of the new allies by conducting a structured focused comparison of official strategic documents from the twenty-first century for each of the 11 cases. Theoretically and methodologically, it introduces an analytical framework enabling us to explain both similarities and differences in the formulation of the strategies of the 11 states, and to shed light on their external and internal efforts to promote their strategic interest by operationalising the dependent variable - defence strategy. The analytical framework combines elements of structural realism with classical realism, and constructivist research on unit-level characteristics related to relative power and perceptions of strategic exposure. This book will be of much interest to students of strategic studies, European Union policy, NATO and International Relations in general.

Author : Hugo Meijer,Marco Wyss
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 997 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780198790501

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The Handbook of European Defence Policies and Armed Forces by Hugo Meijer,Marco Wyss Pdf

This volume provides the first geographically and thematically comprehensive study of the evolution and current state of the national security and defence policies, strategies, doctrines, capabilities, and military operations, as well as the alliances and security partnerships, of European armed forces.

Author : Heiko Biehl,Bastian Giegerich,Alexandra Jonas
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783658011680

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Strategic Cultures in Europe by Heiko Biehl,Bastian Giegerich,Alexandra Jonas Pdf

European countries work together in crisis management, conflict prevention and many other aspects of security and defence policy. Closer cooperation in this policy arena seems to be the only viable way forward to address contemporary security challenges. Yet, despite the repeated interaction, fundamental assumptions about security and defence remain remarkably distinct across European nations. This book offers a comparative analysis of the security and defence policies of all 27 EU member states and Turkey, drawing on the concept of ‘strategic culture’, in order to examine the chances and obstacles for closer security and defence cooperation across the continent. Along the lines of a consistent analytical framework, international experts provide case studies of the current security and defence policies in Europe as well as their historical and cultural roots. ​

Author : Joseph D. Douglass
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781483155364

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Soviet Military Strategy in Europe by Joseph D. Douglass Pdf

Soviet Military Strategy in Europe focuses on the development, form and content, implications for international relations, and goal of Soviet military plan in Europe. The book first discusses the foundation of Soviet military thought and revolution in Soviet military affairs, including basic concepts of the Marxist-Leninist ideology, Soviet study of military affairs, nuclear revolution, and scientific and technical revolution. The publication also concentrates on Soviet study of laws and principles of military art and forces and primary operational concepts. Topics include laws of the first order, naval and air operations, nuclear strike, and conventional war considerations. The manuscript ponders on command and control, as well as combat modeling, survivability, coordination, centralization, and attack of NATO command and control. The book also reviews the issues of Soviet military strategy toward Europe and special Soviet problems. Topics include role of nuclear weapons, chemical warfare options, escalation to intercontinental war, NATO nuclear threat, nuclear weapon stockpile, and superiority and war initiation. The publication is a dependable reference for readers interested in the Soviet military scheme in Europe.

Author : Bastian Giegerich,Institut international d'études stratégiques,Alexander Nicoll
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Astronautics, Military
ISBN : 086079203X

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European Military Capabilities by Bastian Giegerich,Institut international d'études stratégiques,Alexander Nicoll Pdf

Author : Jurgen Kuhlmann
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351505413

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Military and Society in 21st Century Europe by Jurgen Kuhlmann Pdf

This compendium on Europe's military situation is written by leading analysts of military studies representing every major nation of Europe. Also included are three overview chapters that set the tone for this volume. These chapters - Martin Shaw on the evolution of a ""common risk"" society, Christopher Dandeker on the military in democratic societies, and Wilfried von Bredow on the re-nationalization of military strategy - provide an introduction to the work.Although the Cold War is now two decades removed from Europe, the challenges of transition to new defense systems and institutional structures still confront those who plan the future for military establishments. The country studies as well as the final analysis of the trends and probable future developments in Europe should be required reading throughout the national security structure for politicians and decision makers seeking to understand the dilemmas facing European militaries and the societies they defend.The chapters cover a wide range of nations. Jean Callaghan, Christo Domoztov, and Valery Ratchcev examine the Bulgarian armed forces after the 1997 elections and Marie Vlachova and Stefan Sarvas review civil-military relations in the Czech Republic. Janos Szabo studies the defense sector in Hungary. Adriana Stanescu sees Romania as a case of delayed modernization. Vladimir Rukavishnikov studies the military in post-communist Russia. Paul Klein and Jürgen Kuhlmann review the German armed forces in the context of a peace dividend. Bernard Boene and Didier Danet consider France and the post draft situation. Marina Nuciari and Giuseppe Caforio consider the Italian military in a democratic context. Jan van der Meulen and his colleagues look upon the Netherlands military as a case study in post-modernization. The final contribution summarizes lessons learned in assessing the contemporary civil-military complex.

Author : Per M. Norheim-Martinsen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107028906

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The European Union and Military Force by Per M. Norheim-Martinsen Pdf

Assesses the function, successes of and challenges for the EU's Common Security and Defence Policy.

Author : Brian Holden Reid,Michael Dewar
Publisher : Brassey's
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015019405425

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Military Strategy in a Changing Europe by Brian Holden Reid,Michael Dewar Pdf

Military planners, theoreticians, and practitioners present 17 essays insisting on the continuing importance of the Central Region of Germany in NATO's defense policy, though it is no longer a border. Among the considerations are the overall strategies of NATO and the (former) Soviet Union, nuclear

Author : Jo Inge Bekkevold,Ian Bowers,Michael Raska
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2015-05-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317565345

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Security, Strategy and Military Change in the 21st Century by Jo Inge Bekkevold,Ian Bowers,Michael Raska Pdf

This edited volume explores and analyses strategic thinking, military reform and adaptation in an era of Asian growth, European austerity and US rebalancing. A significant shift in policy, strategy and military affairs is underway in both Asia and Europe, with the former gaining increasing prominence in the domain of global security. At the same time, the world’s powers are now faced with an array of diverse challenges. The resurgence of great power politics in both Europe and Asia, along with the long term threats of terrorism, piracy and sustained geopolitical instability has placed great strain on militaries and security institutions operating with constrained budgets and wary public support. The volume covers a wide range of case studies, including the transformation of China’s military in the 21st century, the internal and external challenges facing India, Russia’s military modernization program and the USA’s reassessment of its strategic interests. In doing so, the book provides the reader with the opportunity to conceptualize how strategic thinking, military reform, operational adaptation and technological integration have interacted with the challenges outlined above. With contributions by leading scholars and practitioners from Europe and Asia, this book provides a valuable contribution to the understanding of strategic and operational thinking and adjustment across the world. This book will be of much interest to students of military and strategic studies, security studies, defence studies, Asian politics, Russian politics, US foreign policy and IR in general.

Author : Sven Biscop
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2018-12-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9780429763991

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European Strategy in the 21st Century by Sven Biscop Pdf

This book argues that Europe, through the European Union (EU), should act as a great power in the 21st century. The course of world politics is determined by the interaction between great powers. Those powers are the US, the established power; Russia, the declining power; China, the rising power; and the EU, the power that doesn’t know whether it wants to be a power. If the EU does not just want to undergo the policies of the other powers it will have to become one itself, but it should differ in its strategy. In this book, Sven Biscop seeks to demonstrate that the EU has the means to pursue a distinctive great power strategy, a middle way between dreamy idealism and unprincipled pragmatism, and can play a crucial stabilizing role in this increasingly unstable world. Written by a leading scholar, this book will be of much interest to students of European security, EU policy, strategic studies and international relations.

Author : Bastian Giegerich
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2017-10-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351226486

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European Military Crisis Management by Bastian Giegerich Pdf

International demand for military crisis-management missions continues to grow and demand for troops continues to outstrip supply. Like other Western democracies, European Union member states, because of their wealth, relative military competence and commitment to human rights, bear a particular responsibility to expand the international communitys capacity for action. But while the EU has succeeded in defining a complex military-technical and political-strategic framework to boost its role and that of its member states in crisis management, its performance so far has fallen well short of its ambitions. This paper analyses what the EU wants to be able to do militarily its level of ambition and contrasts this aspiration with the current reality. To explain the gap between the two, the paper examines national ambitions and performance across the EU and analyses their domestic determinants using the examples of Austria, Germany and the United Kingdom. The paper concludes by suggesting that the EU might need to strike a new balance between the inclusiveness and the effectiveness of its activities in this area if it wants to increase its military crisis-management performance and live up to its declared ambitions.

Author : George Edward Thibault
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 904 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Government publications
ISBN : UIUC:30112055319286

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The Art and Practice of Military Strategy by George Edward Thibault Pdf

Author : Colin McInnes
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2021-01-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000262834

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NATO's Changing Strategic Agenda by Colin McInnes Pdf

This book, first published in 1990, is an incisive examination of NATO’s strategy for the defence of the central front – the concern that has lain at the heart of NATO since its formation. Politically, the central front marked the post-war division of Europe into two competing blocs; militarily, it has represented the area of greatest force concentration and greatest threat. As NATO’s strategic agenda changed with the end of the Cold War, the central front remained a critical concern. This book analyses the structure, strategy and doctrines of both East and West, and examines the relationship of NATO strategy to conventional force doctrines.

Author : Janne Haaland Matlary,Rob Johnson
Publisher : Hurst Publishers
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2021-12-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781787386426

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Military Strategy in the 21st Century by Janne Haaland Matlary,Rob Johnson Pdf

What is military strategy today? In an era when European states seek to de-escalate and avoid armed conflict, and where politicians fear the consequences of protracted operations or tactical hazards, does military strategy have any relevance? This is the first volume to examine current military risks and threats for NATO from a military strategy vantage point. Which strategies are needed? Is ways—ends—means thinking possible as a strategic template today? The contributors probe the relative importance, utility and options of military strategy across NATO as it confronts a variety of challenges old and new, as hybrid threats, new nuclear risks and conventional force combine in complex ways. They also examine what military strategy and military integration really mean, when NATO’s multilateral framework is being weakened by degrees of self-interest. They analyse the USA’s political and military role in Europe, and assess military strategic responses to Russian aggression in Ukraine and the Middle East. Moreover, they study the role of member states’ military strategy set against Article 5 and non-Article 5 risks and threats, and explore how European states devise and implement military strategic options. This book makes a clear assessment of political level strategy and its implications for military integration.