Improving NATO'S Capabilities: A Roadmap to 2020

Abstract

Using a comprehensive approach, this study aims to recommend measures that will improve NATO's capabilities and make it a more efficient organization. For any military organization, adjusting capabilities to governmental ambitions and strategic goals is fundamental. As such, NATO needs to continuously adjust its posture and capabilities to remain relevant in the face of new threats and new requirements, especially since the end of the Cold War. This adjustment is even more pressing in the present context of financial austerity and the upcoming force withdrawal from Afghanistan. Following a thorough review of NATO's evolution over the last 20 years, the study will demonstrate that although NATO is attempting to transform and adapt, its operational efficiency still suffers from important capability shortages and challenges. To tackle this crucial issue, a "roadmap toward 2020" containing various measures will help to improve NATO's relevancy going forward.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 14, 2012
Accession Number
ADA569740

Entities

People

  • Pierre A. Leroux

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Defense Planning
  • Geography
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Military Budgets
  • Military History
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Tanker Aircraft
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Economics
  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution
  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.