Transformation of European Defense Cooperation: A Complex Endeavor
Abstract
The United States (US) pivot to the Asia-Pacific region , will force the European allies to become serious about addressing the longstanding transatlantic gap in the military capabilities of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to the extent that they will be able to collectively take care of conflicts and threats in their backyard without decisive US support. In the long term, this requires nothing less than a far reaching transformation of defense cooperation in Europe. Currently such cooperation is limited to the occasional pooling and sharing of national military assets. As a conceptual framework for this necessary transformation we propose to adopt the NATO Network-Enabled Command and Control (C2) Maturity Model (N2C2M2). Developed and validated over the past decade by a group of international researchers, this model describes a concept for improving C2 of complex military operations and the management of complex endeavors characterized by the participation of a large number and variety of military and non-military actors. There is significant historic evidence that improving defense cooperation in Europe is a highly complex endeavor in need of more appropriate management approaches.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 2014
- Accession Number
- ADA607020
Entities
People
- David S. Alberts
- James Moffat
- Reiner K. Huber
Organizations
- Institute for Defense Analyses