Beyond the Nation-State: A Process for Determining the Security Strategy for the Integrated United Continent of Europe

Abstract

The security needs of Europe are changing. Questions concerning NATO's role continue to surface. It is likely a new organization, different from NATO, will emerge as the European Community evolves into a significant and united entity. The U.S. defense involvement in the development of this new model should be extensive and forward looking. This work defines and analyzes a strategy-determining process in light of newly-evolving European security organizations; e.g., the Western Europe Union, the Independent European Program Group, and the European Communities. The arenas of contention: economics, nationalism, politics and the military are reviewed. A process for analyzing strategy is developed. Six variables are considered; force structure, nuclear posture, technology, security assistance, joint exercises, and information exchange.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA241224

Entities

People

  • Richard W. Sherwood

Organizations

  • Air War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Air Force
  • Business Administration
  • Defense Industry
  • European Communities
  • European Union
  • Geography
  • Information Exchange
  • International Relations
  • Military Education
  • Military Science
  • Military Training
  • National Security
  • Negotiations
  • Students
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Economics
  • European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP).