Title: Operation EUFOR TCHAD/RCA and the EU's Common Security and Defense Policy
Description: Addressing security challenges posed by weak and failed states will require increasingly demanding military interventions, often over a great distance and prolonged periods of time. As a result of several engagements over the last decade, the U.S. military has gained valuable experience in undertaking stability operations. However, the United States should not be expected to fulfill such operations alone; we must look to our partners and allies to share some of the global responsibility. In this, Europe is unquestionably the most capable and natural U.S. ally. While most U.S. policymakers are familiar with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, developments in the field of security and defense within the European Union (EU) have thus far received little attention in the United States, despite the EU’s increasing importance. One such operation in Africa, Operation EUFOR TCHAD/RCA, provides a look inside the workings of an EU military operation, highlights successes and failures, and draws lessons learned
Subjects: government, army, military, EU, European Union, NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, European Security and Defense Policy, Case studies, Peacekeeping forces, International cooperation, Military relations, Intervention (International law), Conflict management, Military policy
Places: Africa, Europe, US, U.S., United States