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All items tagged defense spendingOpen Think Tank ArticlesDecember 6, 2011 | General Abrial's Answers: Part 1 - Smart DefenseEditorial Team: General Stéphane Abrial has responded to your questions and policy recommendations! In this first of two installments, the general tackles questions on the ideas, implementation, and transparency of “Smart Defense”. He also offers his thoughts on a recent Atlantic Memo. ... MoreOctober 25, 2011 | "Environment Shaping" is the Key to Europe's Strategic FutureIan Lesser: Critiques of Europe’s defense spending and crisis response ability miss the point. In order to prosper strategically in the future, shaping the strategic environment through EU expansion, global partnerships and a coherent Mediterranean policy will be far more important. ... MoreOctober 4, 2011 | Security Despite Austerity: Improving Europe's DefenseMemo 34: Europe’s defense sector needs reform. To cut costs and improve capabilities, states should consolidate national priorities to enhance political cooperation, streamline their administrative structures, further integrate their militaries and create an open defense market across the EU. ... MoreSeptember 18, 2011 | US Should Invest in European MilitariesJason Naselli: Direct US investment in European militaries would complement joint defense interests and strengthen logistical and political cooperation across the Atlantic. It would also encourage burden-sharing, advance specialization and reduce costs by increasing competition in an industry where it is sorely lacking. ... MoreSeptember 17, 2011 | European Defense in an Age of AusterityAndrew M Dorman: Europe’s inability to agree on fundamental issues - its future, its allies, its foes - is exacerbating the effects of defense spending cuts across continent. European states can stave off decline by maintaining security collectively, but a drawback in their global involvement now looks inevitable. ... MoreSeptember 16, 2011 | Can Lower Budgets Produce Greater Security Efficiency?Christopher M Schnaubelt: Disparate political realities among European states will make integration of national forces difficult. But defense ministries can cut costs by streamlining personnel, developing capable reserves, abstaining from new missions and investing in long-term training and education. ... MoreSeptember 14, 2011 | A Modest Proposal for Pan-European DefenseNikolas Kirrill Gvosdev: The idea of intra-alliance military specialization in Europe is attractive in theory, but problematic in practice. Instead, officials should pursue a two-tiered pan-European defense force, which would facilitate deployment beyond Europe and improve effeciency using economies of scale. ... MoreSeptember 14, 2011 | Europe's Choice: Diplomacy or WarAleksandr Blagin: To improve its collective defense capabilities and reduce wasteful spending, Europe should pursue three paths: refuse expensive overseas expeditions, use diplomatic policy and economic sanctions before using force, and develop new partnerships in conflict-prone regions. ... MoreGlobal Must Read ArticlesSeptember 28, 2011 | Defence Spending in Europe: Can We Do Better Without Spending More?“The situation of defence capacities in Europe is pretty dire,” concludes Fabio Liberti in his report for the French think tank Notre Europe. “The budgetary crisis that is afflicting member states of the Union is likely to mean more cuts in national defence budgets. The issue of improving the efficiency of spending in defence is therefore one that is being raised with a certain amount of ... MoreSeptember 15, 2011 | Cutting Defense to Save the EconomyAs the bipartisan “supercommittee” prepares to find ways to cut the deficit by $1.5 trillion, Democrats are proposing tax increases for America’s highest earners. ++ Instead of raising taxes, legislators should focus on cutting US defense spending. ++ The national debt cannot be reduced without making serious cuts to the US defense budget. ++ National security depends more on a healthy economy ... MoreCommentsOctober 4, 2011 | Pamela, I agree that in order for European...September 22, 2011 | First of all I like your idea very much which... |
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