Trends in Force Posture in Europe
Trends in Force Posture in Europe
Contributor(s): Jacek Durkalec (Editor), Anna Maria Dyner (Editor), Artur Kacprzyk (Editor), Wojciech Lorenz (Editor), Marcin Andrzej Piotrowski (Editor), Marcin Terlikowski (Editor)Subject(s): Security and defense, Military policy
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: OTAN; security; Europe
Summary/Abstract: Two opposite trends in force posture in Europe became evident in the last decade. Out of the six biggest military spenders among the OSCE participating States, four—France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom—have been on a downward trend in regard to their force posture: reducing the number of personnel, downscaling high-end capabilities and decreasing force readiness; the same is true for the U.S. military presence in Europe. The outlier was Russia. While the Russian armed forces were shrinking and disposing of large quantities of legacy equipment, the military capabilities required for high-intensity conventional operations were revamped, force readiness improved, and scenarios involving a large-scale conflict in the OSCE area practiced.
Journal: PISM Strategic Files
- Issue Year: 2017
- Issue No: 85
- Page Range: 1-13
- Page Count: 13
- Language: English
