A transformation gap?
Subtitle: American innovations and European military change
By: edited by Terry Terriff, Frans Osinga, and Theo Farrell
Publisher: Stanford Security Studies
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Stanford, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 258
ISBN-13: 9780804763776; 9780804763783
Description: This study assesses the extent and trajectory of military transformation across a range of European NATO member states, setting their transformation progress against that of the US, and examining the complex mix of factors driving military transformation in each country. It reveals not only the nature and extent of the transatlantic gap, but also identifies an enormous variation in the extent and pace of transformation among the European allies, suggesting both technological and operational gaps within Europe.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Military transformation in NATO : a framework for analysis / Theo Farrell and Terry Terriff; title: The rise of military transformation / Frans Osinga; title: Innovating within cost and cultural constraints : the British approach to military transformation / Theo Farrell and Tim Bird; title: From bottom-up to top-down transformation : military change in France / Sten Rynning; title: The rocky road to networked and effects-based expeditionary forces : Bundeswehr transformation / Heiko Borchert; title: Innovating on a shrinking playing field : military change in the Netherlands Armed Forces / Rob de Wijk and Frans Osinga; title: The innovation imperative : the Spanish military transformation and NEC / Antonio Marquina Barrio and Gustavo Díaz; title: Transformation through expeditionary warfare : military change in Poland / Olaf Osica; title: Conclusion : the diffusion of military innovations to European militaries / Terry Terriff and Frans Osinga.