Persian Gulf Security Improving Allied Military Contributions

by Sokolsky, Richard; Johnson, Stuart; Larrabee, Stephen F.

• ISBN13: 9780833029102
• ISBN10: 083302910X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-02-12
• Publisher: RAND Corporation

Summary

This book addresses several key questions: Will America's European allies be able to muster the political will and military capabilities to project significant military force to help defend the Persian Gulf? How much military force can our European allie

Table of Contents

Preface	iii
Figures	ix
Tables	xi
Summary	xiii
Acknowledgments	xxv
Acronyms	xxvii
Introduction	1	(6)
Richard Sokolsky
F. Stephen Larrabee
Approach and Organization	5	(2)
Threats to Western Energy Supplies: Scenarios and Implications	7	(22)
Richard Sokolsky
Ian Lesser
The Persian Gulf	7	(11)
Large-Scale Iraqi or Iranian Conventional Attacks	9	(2)
Limited Military Strikes	11	(2)
Nonconventional Attacks	13	(1)
Terrorism and Subversion	14	(1)
Internal Political Crisis in Saudi Arabia	15	(1)
A Second Iran-Iraq War	16	(1)
Israeli-Iranian Military Confrontation	17	(1)
The Caspian Basin	18	(5)
The Vulnerability of Caspian Pipelines	20	(1)
The Vulnerability of Caspian States	21	(2)
North Africa	23	(3)
Internal Risks	24	(1)
Regional Risks	24	(1)
Extraregional Risks	25	(1)
Conclusion	26	(3)
The Allies and Energy Security: Perspectives and Policies	29	(42)
Richard Sokolsky
F. Stephen Larrabee
Ian Lesser
Energy Security in the Transatlantic Context	30	(2)
Adapting NATO for Military Operations Beyond Europe	32	(16)
The Historical Context	32	(4)
The Way Ahead	36	(12)
The Allies and Military Operations Outside Europe	48	(7)
Political Constraints on Coalition Operations	55	(8)
United Kingdom	58	(1)
France	58	(1)
Germany	59	(2)
Italy	61	(1)
Netherlands	62	(1)
Spain	62	(1)
Turkey	63	(1)
Future Coalition Operations	63	(4)
The Persian Gulf	64	(1)
North Africa	65	(1)
The Caspian	66	(1)
Implications For Military Planning	67	(4)
Allied Power Projection Capabilities	71	(34)
John E. Peters
David Shlapak
Timothy Liston
Current Capabilities	71	(18)
Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm	72	(1)
Operation Allied Force	73	(4)
Precision Munitions	77	(2)
Long-Range Deployment	79	(3)
Forward Basing and Force Protection	82	(2)
Effective Military Operations	84	(1)
Generating Sorties	84	(1)
Appropriate Ordnance	85	(1)
Command and Control	86	(2)
The Current Assessment	88	(1)
Future Capabilities	89	(5)
United Kingdom	89	(1)
France	90	(1)
Germany	91	(2)
Italy	93	(1)
Netherlands	93	(1)
Spain	94	(1)
Assessing the Adequacy of Current Plans	94	(2)
Allied Contributions of Niche Capabilities	96	(9)
Access and Basing	97	(1)
Tactical Reconnaissance and Electronic Warfare	98	(1)
Airborne Early Warning	99	(1)
Theater Airlift	100	(1)
Special Relationships and Special Forces	101	(1)
Countermine Warfare	102	(1)
Chemical Warfare	103	(2)
Implications and Recommendations for the Usaf and U.S. Defense Planning	105	(24)
Richard Sokolsky
F. Stephen Larrabee
Stuart Johnson
Threats to Western Energy Security	105	(2)
The Allied Contribution to Energy Security	107	(5)
Conclusions	112	(17)
Bibliography	129