The Political and Military Significance of the Defender Europe 2020 Exercise
The Political and Military Significance of the Defender Europe 2020 Exercise
Author(s): Wojciech Lorenz
Subject(s): Governance, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Military policy
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: Military exercise; Defender Europe; US Army; military policy; security and defence; NATO; military cooperation;
Summary/Abstract: In April and May, as part of the military exercises called Defender Europe 20, the U.S. Army will deploy a reinforced division-size force (over 20,000 soldiers) across the Atlantic. For Poland and other European allies, the manoeuvres will offer the opportunity to test organisational, logistic, and military support for large-scale collective defence operations. The exercises should strengthen the credibility of deterrence policy, reassure NATO’s Eastern Flank countries, and augment the political cohesion of the Alliance.
Series: PISM Bulletin
- Page Count: 2
- Publication Year: 2020
- Language: English
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