TACTICAL BATTLE GROUPS - OPERATIONAL INSTRUMENTS OF THE EUROPEAN SECURITY STRATEGY Cover Image

TACTICAL BATTLE GROUPS - OPERATIONAL INSTRUMENTS OF THE EUROPEAN SECURITY STRATEGY
TACTICAL BATTLE GROUPS - OPERATIONAL INSTRUMENTS OF THE EUROPEAN SECURITY STRATEGY

Author(s): Ion Dragoman, Marius Militaru
Subject(s): Security and defense, Military policy, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Carol I National Defence University Publishing House
Keywords: Tactical battle groups; operational instruments; European security strategy;

Summary/Abstract: After the success of Artemis Operation, that took place in the Republic of Congo in 2003, France, Germany and Great Britain have proposed the building up of battle groups, consisting of 1,500 military, that could be deployed rapidly, in order to improve the capacity of rapid reaction and the autonomy of the European Union. This initiative permitted a new orientation of the global objective for 2010. The concept of Combat groups, developed separately by the above mentioned countries, would be adopted lately by the whole Union. 2005-2006 was an important moment, when EU was able to produce a battle group with a coherent tactics, able to take over an operation of such dimensions. The total operational capacity will be attained in 2007, when EU will be able to undertake more operations of rapid reaction that will be endowed with a force equal o that of a tactic group.

  • Issue Year: 2006
  • Issue No: 20
  • Page Range: 62-65
  • Page Count: 4
  • Language: English