Securing Europe in Insecure Times: How Military Mobility and Deepened European Integration are Vital to Europe's Security
Securing Europe in Insecure Times: How Military Mobility and Deepened European Integration are Vital to Europe's Security
Author(s): Adrian Blazquez
Subject(s): Security and defense, Military policy
Published by: EUROPEUM - Institut pro evropskou politiku
Keywords: NATO; Russian threats;
Summary/Abstract: In 2017, Ben Hodges, back then the U.S. general in charge of the U.S. military in Europe, related to the press the problems he had to deal with to tackle the Russian threats in the Old Continent. He outlined that NATO military movements were continuously hampered by red tape. The reason being was that NATO allies did not enjoy freedom of movement through their borders Every time a military force needed to cross a border, it had to deal with the bureaucracy and laws of each country, which may be the responsibility of different ministries (not necessarily the Ministry of Defence).
Series: EUROPEUM — EU Monitor
- Page Count: 6
- Publication Year: 2019
- Language: English
- Content File-PDF
