EUROPEAN NATIONS’ NAVIES FACING THE CHALLENGES OF THE 21ST CENTURY
EUROPEAN NATIONS’ NAVIES FACING THE CHALLENGES OF THE 21ST CENTURY
Author(s): Krzysztof KubiakSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Carol I National Defence University Publishing House
Keywords: Europe; navies; new challenges; transformations
Summary/Abstract: The author presents the changes of the main tasks of the European navies after the end of the Cold War. He asserts the contemporary fleets are similar to the Victorian ones and they accomplish mainly expeditionary tasks. The most important factors which determined future naval environment are: significant dynamism of situatiuon changes and wide scope of challenges requiring flexibility of forces, littorality - focus on coastal (littoral) waters expeditionary capability, assymetricity; jointness, network centricy.
Journal: Impact strategic
- Issue Year: 20/2006
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 19-26
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English