The European Political Environment and NATO Maritime Strategy: The Future Role of Naval Forces in the Forward Defense of Western Europe. Volume 1.

Abstract

In March 1984 the Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis undertook a study whose purpose was to examine current NATO maritime strategy and how it is being affected by the developing political environment in Western Europe, by Soviet strategy and the maritime threats it poses to the Alliance, by the effect of new technologies, by the debate over forward strategy and horizontal escalation, and by the impact of nuclear weapons and arms control initiatives. The research and analyses completed for the study are synthesized in the Final Summary Report, contained in this Volume. A more detailed treatment of specific themes addressed in the study is to be found in Volume II, which contains the full text of all papers prepared for the study and the conference.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 10, 1985
Accession Number
ADA159284

Entities

People

  • J. E. Dougherty
  • R. J. Hanks

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Power
  • Aircraft Carriers
  • Attrition
  • Boats
  • Combat Areas
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Deterrence
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • Military Organizations
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Second World War
  • Terrain
  • Treaties
  • Warfare

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • International Relations and European Studies
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.