The South Eastern Europe Brigade: An Option for NATO-Led Peace Support Operations?
Abstract
In response to current world security challenges at the regional level, several initiatives have emerged establishing regional political or military organizations. Today, with 14 member nations and 2 observers, the Multinational Peace Force South Eastern Europe (MPFSEE) and its operational extension, the South Eastern Europe Brigade (SEEBRIG), is one of the largest regional initiatives in the world. The objective of this study is to determine the suitability of SEEBRIG to perform NATO-led Peace Support Operations (PSOs). The analysis includes an examination of SEEBRIG's capabilities using NATO's Allied Command Operations (ACO) evaluation criteria: readiness, sustainability, deployability, and connectivity. The constraints, limitations, deficiencies, and shortfalls that affect SEEBRIG's capabilities will represent the outcome of the study. In addition, the areas in which SEEBRIG needs to improve to increase its potential to conduct NATO-led PSOs will complete the thesis structure. The results show that several operational, logistical, and financial gaps affect SEEBRIG's preparedness for a NATO mission. Moreover, the findings also reveal an absence of involvement or an insufficient commitment of SEEBRIG nations to find realistic solutions to problems and to allocate reasonable resources for possible participation in a NATO-led PSO. The author concludes that SEEBRIG is not yet prepared to undertake and successfully fulfill a NATO-led PSO mission.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 10, 2011
- Accession Number
- ADA547588
Entities
People
- Dan V. Orza
Organizations
- United States Army Command and General Staff College