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

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. The authors as...

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Superior document:Monograph / Rand Corporation
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Year of Publication:2012
Language:English
Series:Rand Corporation monograph series.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxiii, 115 pages) :; illustrations
Notes:"Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense."
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE: Introduction; The Defense Spending Gap; Purpose and Organization of the Study; CHAPTER TWO: The Impact of Defense Cuts on Key NATO Allies; The United Kingdom; Changes in Military Spending; Changes in Military Manpower Levels; Force Structure Cuts; Changes in Modernization Plans; Cuts in Training and Readiness; Changes in the Nuclear Force; Changes and Eliminations of Military Missions; Defense Cooperation with France; Future Deployability and Sustainability Challenges; France
  • Changes in Military Spending Changes in Military Manpower Levels; Force Structure Cuts; Changes in Modernization Plans; Elimination of an Important Capability; Cuts in Training and Readiness; Planned Changes in French Nuclear Forces; Changes and Elimination of Military Missions; Future Deployability and Sustainability Challenges; Germany; Changes in Military Spending; Changes in Military Manpower Levels; Force Structure Cuts; Changes in Modernization Plans; Elimination of an Important Capability; Cuts in Training and Readiness; Future Deployability and Sustainability Challenges; Italy
  • Changes in Military Spending Changes in Military Manpower Levels; Force Structure Cuts; Changes in Modernization Plans; Elimination of an Important Capability; Cuts in Training and Readiness; Changes and Elimination of Military Missions; Future Deployability and Sustainability Challenges; Spain; Changes in Military Spending; Changes in Military Manpower Levels; Force Structure Cuts; Changes in Modernization Plans; Elimination of an Important Capability; Cuts in Training and Readiness; Changes and Elimination of Military Missions; Future Deployability and Sustainability Challenges
  • The Netherlands Changes in Military Spending; Changes in Military Manpower Levels; Force Structure Cuts; Changes in Modernization Plans; Elimination of an Important Capability; Cuts in Training and Readiness; Changes and Elimination of Military Missions; Future Deployability and Sustainability Challenges; Poland; Changes in Military Spending; Changes in Military Manpower Levels; Force Structure Cuts; Changes in Modernization Plans; Elimination of an Important Capability; Cuts in Training and Readiness; Changes and Elimination of Military Missions
  • Future Deployability and Sustainability Challenges Future Prospects; CHAPTER THREE: 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; CHAPTER FOUR: The Broader Strategic Context; The Limits of Smart Defense; Pooling and Sharing; The Impact of the Euro Crisis; The European Defense Industrial Sector
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