NATO and the challenges of austerity /

Impact of planned cuts on the capabilities of key NATO members -- Impact of defense cuts on NATO's capacity to conduct important military missions -- Meeting NATO's defense challenges in an era of austerity -- Acknowledgments -- Glossary, list of symbols, etc. -- NATO and the challenges of austerity...

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Corporate Authors:	Rand Corporation, United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense, National Defense Research Institute (U.S.)
Other Authors:	Larrabee, F. Stephen
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2012.
Series:	Rand Corporation monograph series.
Subjects:	North Atlantic Treaty Organization > Armed Forces > Operational readiness. North Atlantic Treaty Organization > Armed Forces > Appropriations and expenditures. Europe > Military policy. North America > Military policy. Europe > Armed Forces > Appropriations and expenditures. North America > Armed Forces > Appropriations and expenditures. North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Armed Forces > Operational readiness. Armed Forces > Appropriations and expenditures. Military policy. Europe. North America.
Summary:	Impact of planned cuts on the capabilities of key NATO members -- Impact of defense cuts on NATO's capacity to conduct important military missions -- Meeting NATO's defense challenges in an era of austerity -- Acknowledgments -- Glossary, list of symbols, etc. -- NATO and the challenges of austerity -- The defense spending gap -- Purpose and organization of the study -- The impact of defense cuts on key NATO allies -- Great Britain -- France -- Germany -- Italy -- Spain -- Netherlands -- Poland -- Future prospects -- NATO Europe's capability for defense and power projection in the coming decade -- Defense of NATO territory -- Missions in NATO's immediate neighborhood -- High-intensity power-projection missions in more distant regions -- Long-range operations with small "conventional" forces -- Long-range SOF operations -- Conclusion -- The new strategic context -- The limits of smart defense -- Pooling and sharing -- The impact of the Euro crisis -- The defense industrial sector -- The Libyan Intervention: lessons and implications -- German ambiguities -- Implications and recommendations for US policy -- Transatlantic defense challenges in an era of austerity -- Sustaining the alliance over the long-run.