NATO and the Challenges of Austerity

• Main Author: Larrabee, F. Stephen (auth)
• Other Authors: Johnson, Stuart E. (auth), Gordon IV, John (auth), Wilson, Peter A. (auth), Baxter, Caroline (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2012
• Subjects: Military history; Warfare & defence; Treaties & other sources of international law; History; Political Science
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

In the coming decade, NATO faces growing fiscal austerity and declining defense budgets. This study analyzes the impact of planned defense budget cuts on the capabilities of seven European members of NATO: the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, and Poland. The authors as...