THE EUROPEAN ISSUE BEHIND THE "SMART DEFENCE" INITIATIVE
THE EUROPEAN ISSUE BEHIND THE "SMART DEFENCE" INITIATIVE

Summary/Abstract: In 2012, a new initiative in defence planning caught the attention of the entire Euro-Atlantic community, i.e. "smart defence" and its European corollary, "pooling and sharing". Basically, the two concepts define a new manner to make defence investments more efficient in the context created by the world economic and financial crisis. But, in our opinion, this initiative also has deeper significances at the strategic level and its implementation presupposes serious challenges. The present paper analyses the "smart defence" implications not only for the European security, but also for EU and NATO's future roles in the international arena.

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