| Description |
1 online resource (iv, 47 pages) : color illustrations, color map |
| Contents |
The delicate balance of deterrence -- The risks of crises or war if deterrence weakens -- NATO and the need for change -- Strategy and the realities of burden sharing -- The strategic aspects of European defense spending and burdensharing |
| Summary |
"There are good reasons that the United States should ask more of several key NATO allies, should seek to modernize NATO, and should seek to expand NATO's role in dealing with terrorism and Islamist extremism. At the same time, none of these goals justify the sort of U.S. efforts that could undermine the balance of deterrence between NATO and Russia, increase the risk of Russian adventures in Europe, or increase a risk to a return to the level of tension in the Cold War and increase the risk of a serious conflict. NATO does need to change, and put a more systematic emphasis on forward deterrence -- in nuclear, conventional and irregular/hybrid warfare terms. It also can do more to fight terrorism and violent Islamic extremism, and carry out more effective out-of-area actions. The goal, however, should be to increase NATO's deterrent and mission capabilities, and not simply to shift more of the burden to Europe or meet an arbitrary goal of spending 2 percent of the national GDP ... The United States needs to work within the NATO alliance to emphasize the kind of improvements that will enhance NATO's deterrence on any form of Russian threat or military action, and to emphasize the limited kind of functions NATO can actually pursue in dealing with violent Islamist extremism, terrorism, and related forms of counterinsurgency. What NATO needs is a modern version of the kind of systematic assessments of the threat and national capabilities it carried out during its force planning exercise in the 1960s, and in is preparations for the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE). NATO needs to set clear strategic goals, focusing on deterring Russia, and to create five year plans that can make steady and coherent progress, but adapt each year to changing requirements"--Publisher's web site |
| Notes |
"February 7, 2017." |
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"Burke Chair in Strategy." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 45-47) |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (CSIS, viewed February 13, 2017) |
| Subject |
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization -- Finance
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| SUBJECT |
North Atlantic Treaty Organization. fast (OCoLC)fst00529467 |
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Deterrence (Strategy)
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Security, International -- Europe
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Deterrence (Strategy)
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Finance.
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Military readiness -- Costs.
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Security, International.
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| SUBJECT |
Europe -- Defenses -- Costs
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| Subject |
Europe.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
CSIS Burke Chair in Strategy, issuing body.
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Center for Strategic and International Studies (Washington, D.C.), publisher.
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