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THE SMART DEFENCE CONCEPT - A NEW APPROACH OF COMMON DEFENCE WITHIN NATO
THE SMART DEFENCE CONCEPT - A NEW APPROACH OF COMMON DEFENCE WITHIN NATO

Author(s): Liviu Ioniţă
Subject(s): Military history
Published by: Editura Academiei Oamenilor de Știință din România
Keywords: smart defence;pooling and sharing;shared defence; NATO critical capabilities; AGS System; missile shield

Summary/Abstract: The Smart Defence concept was introduced in the NATO policy in a time when the Alliance is confronted with new challenges generated by the global economic crisis, a lack of balance in the participation of the member states in the financing of common operations, threats coming from states that do not adhere to nuclear non-proliferation treaties, as well as the emergence of new state actors at the global level.

  • Issue Year: 4/2012
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 54-65
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: English
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