Shoulder to Shoulder The Road to U.S.-European Military Cooperability-A German American Analysis

by Gompert, David C.; Nerlich, Uwe

• ISBN13: 9780833032096
• ISBN10: 0833032097
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-10-04
• Publisher: RAND Corporation

Summary

Notes the increasing gap in the abilitiy of the U.S. and European militaries to operate efectively with each other, and examines ways to address the challenge.

Table of Contents

Preface	v
Summary	vii
Introduction: Concepts and Structure	1	(8)
Toward the Prague Summit: Can It Ensure Long-Term Cooperability?	9	(16)
From Kandahar to Prague	9	(3)
Strategic Options for the United States	12	(2)
European Choices	14	(3)
The Logic of a New U.S.-European Security Compact	17	(2)
Turning Strategic Logic into Political Commitment	19	(2)
A European Lead-Country Approach	21	(4)
Cooperability of Transforming Forces: Broad Framework, Sharp Focus	25	(14)
Three Military Missions in the New Strategic Environment	25	(5)
Stability Operations	26	(2)
Advanced Expeditionary Warfare	28	(1)
Homeland Defense	28	(2)
Three Force Categories	30	(1)
Degrees of Cooperability	31	(2)
Dimensions of Cooperability	33	(1)
Cooperable Capabilities---Technical, Doctrinal, and Structural	34	(1)
Preparing Cooperable Forces	35	(4)
What the United States Needs from Its European Allies for Expeditionary Operations	39	(8)
Option 1: Contribute Throughout the Operation	40	(3)
Option 2: Focus for Greatest Impact	43	(2)
Evaluating the Options	45	(1)
What European Capabilities Are Needed in Any Case?	46	(1)
Cooperability of German Forces with Transforming U.S. Forces	47	(10)
The State of Bundeswehr Reform	48	(2)
From Reform to Transformation	50	(2)
A German Approach to Transformation	52	(2)
Preliminary Ideas on Transformed German Capabilities	54	(3)
Getting the Process Right	57	(10)
Why Current Processes Are Inadequate	57	(3)
Concept Development and Experimentation: A Promising Avenue Toward Cooperability	60	(3)
Implications for Institutions and Other Allies	63	(4)
Conclusions	67