THE NEW EURO-ATLANTIC COOPERATION DIMENSION - THE SMART DEFENCE INITIATIVE Cover Image

THE NEW EURO-ATLANTIC COOPERATION DIMENSION - THE SMART DEFENCE INITIATIVE
THE NEW EURO-ATLANTIC COOPERATION DIMENSION - THE SMART DEFENCE INITIATIVE

Author(s): Mihai-Stefan Dinu
Subject(s): Military history
Published by: Editura Academiei Oamenilor de Știință din România
Keywords: USA; EU; European Union: Europe: defence; armament; Romania; Smart Defence; Pooling & Sharing

Summary/Abstract: The beginning of the 21st century brought critical informations on the background of the strategic changes initiated by the major actors involved in the energy resources competition, after a financial crisis that led to austerity budget planning. This fact affected the defence budgets too, especially those of the European countries. That is why at the Chicago NATO Summit a new defence initiative was launched, an initiative that would support the European defence sector through collaboration in the wider framework of NATO. In our opinion, this new initiative - Smart Defence - will reopen on new bases the development of transatlantic relations.

  • Issue Year: 4/2012
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 76-81
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: English