Evaluating Future U.S. Army Force Posture in Europe
Phase I Report
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, International, International Security
| Author: | Kathleen H. Hicks, Heather A. Conley | ISBN: | 9781442259256 |
| Publisher: | Center for Strategic & International Studies | Publication: | February 10, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Center for Strategic & International Studies | Language: | English |
| Author: | Kathleen H. Hicks, Heather A. Conley |
| ISBN: | 9781442259256 |
| Publisher: | Center for Strategic & International Studies |
| Publication: | February 10, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Center for Strategic & International Studies |
| Language: | English |
This report offers a reexamination of U.S. Army posture in Europe amid heightened tensions between the United States and Russia over the geopolitical orientation of Ukraine. This study reviews Russian military capabilities; considers alternative U.S. force posture arrangements; assesses how to determine whether assurance and deterrence goals are being met; and offers concrete recommendations in order to optimize the U.S. Army’s presence in Europe to deter Russian aggression against the most vulnerable NATO members.
This report offers a reexamination of U.S. Army posture in Europe amid heightened tensions between the United States and Russia over the geopolitical orientation of Ukraine. This study reviews Russian military capabilities; considers alternative U.S. force posture arrangements; assesses how to determine whether assurance and deterrence goals are being met; and offers concrete recommendations in order to optimize the U.S. Army’s presence in Europe to deter Russian aggression against the most vulnerable NATO members.
