| ID | 022415 |
| Title Proper | Transforming European forces |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Binnendijk, Hans |
| Publication | 2002. |
| Description | 117-132 |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | NATO is embarking on a second round of enlargement while consolidating a promising new relationship with Russia. Yet these achievements have been overshadowed by growing concerns that the alliance is becoming irrelevant. At the heart of these concerns is a yawning gap in military capabilities between the United States and its European allies. The answer is not to rehash old complaints about European foot-dragging or American drum-beating. Rather, NATO should refocus its stalled Defence Capabilities Initiative (DCI) on using defence transformation to build a small ‘Spearhead Response Force’, that is, a European force capable of being a lead-element in assertive NATO efforts to cope with new threats. A new defence initiative will make little progress if it merely streamlines the NATO command structure and pursues a compressed list of DCI measures in unfocused ways. There must be a clear concentration on the specific forces to be used for new missions, which must be fully equipped with the necessary capabilities |
| `In' analytical Note | Survival Vol. 44, No. 3; Autumn 2002: p117-132 |
| Journal Source | Survival Vol: 44 No 3 |
| Key Words | European Union-Defence ; Defence-European Union ; NATO ; Security-European Union ; EU |