Widening Gaps in U.S. and European Defense Capabilities and Cooperation (Transatlantic Current, no. 6)

Abstract

This assessment is a synthesis of recent research projects at the National Defense University (NDU). These projects included consultations with think tanks, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, Allied Command Transformation, the International Staff and U.S. Mission, and U.S. Military Delegation at North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) headquarters, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE), and U.S. European Command (USEUCOM). Document analysis included review of the 2011 Capability Surveys from the NATO Defense Planning Process and Defense Intelligence Agency reports on allied capability projections. We conferred with U.S. Defense Attach s and Office of Defense Cooperation representatives in key European capitals. Finally, we have spoken with representatives of Allies in Washington, at NATO, and in capitals in order to understand as much as possible the factors bearing on their future capabilities decisions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA577669

Entities

People

  • Charles Barry
  • Hans Binnendijk

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Aircrafts
  • Defense Planning
  • Department Of Defense
  • International Relations
  • Military Budgets
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Nato
  • Nato Forces
  • Training
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • United States European Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • International Relations and European Studies
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.