NATO and the Smart Defense Initiative: An analysis in the context of post-Cold War capability initiatives in NATO
Journal: Duo Research Archive (University of Oslo)
Year: 2014

The thesis analyzes the progress of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization s Smart Defense initiative. The venture is analyzed in a wider context of post-Cold War capability ventures in NATO. Smart Defense represents the last in a line of such initiatives. The most notable among these are the Defense Capabilities Initiatives (DCI) and the Prague Capabilities Commitment (PCC). The initiatives had similar goals of bolstering or reforming NATO s conventional military capabilities. This thesis will