NATO and Contingency Operations.

Abstract

Since the end of the Cold War, NATO has revised its strategy and structure to carry out its basic security mission. The strategy recognizes the requirement to conduct contingency operations outside NATO territory, and structural changes have begun to develop that capability. This evolving capability has already been put to use in planning and conducting operations in the former Yugoslavia. As the threats to Alliance countries have changed, so has the nature of NATO's primary military role of defense of NATO territory. Defense now requires contingency deployment of forces, as do operations out of area. Thus, development of a contingency capability does not reduce defense capability; rather, it enhances NATO's ability to defend its territory. NATO should continue the changes it has begun, emphasizing deployability over fighting in place. Its forces for defense as well as out-of-area contingencies need to be flexible, mobile, supportable, and ready. jg p.3

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 16, 1995
Accession Number
ADA297813

Entities

People

  • Stephen W. Keith

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army
  • Civil Affairs
  • Combat Support
  • Command And Control
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Deployment
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Nato
  • Nato Forces
  • North America
  • Peacekeeping
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • International Relations and European Studies
  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.
  • Systems Analysis and Design