Ben Hodges Talks on NATO, Defense Spending and Security Challenges
Ben Hodges Talks on NATO, Defense Spending and Security Challenges
Author(s): Frederick Benjamin HodgesSubject(s): Governance, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Military policy
Published by: Foreign Policy Research Center
Keywords: Ben Hodges; regional and international security; NATO; developing individual and collective military capabilities; military modernization; defence spending;
Summary/Abstract: All our best and most reliable allies are in Europe, as well as Canada and Australia. Everyone knows about NATO’s Article 5, but Article 3 is maybe the most important. It says that “All the parties will maintain and develop their individual and collective capacity to resist armed attacks”. In other words: you will do your own part to defend yourself. Lithuania has earned a place of respect in the administration and in the Congress. And Lithuania has been a leader in that for years. Not just the ability of the men and women in uniform in Afghanistan and elsewhere, but also in terms of modernization efforts. Lithuania has earned a place of respect in the administration and in the Congress.
Journal: Lithuanian Foreign Policy Review
- Issue Year: 2019
- Issue No: 38
- Page Range: 14-16
- Page Count: 3
- Language: English