Defence Planning in the Fog of Peace: The Transatlantic Currency Conversion Conundrum
34 Pages Posted: 1 Mar 2019
Date Written: February 11, 2019
Abstract
Resource allocation to and within defense budgets is grand strategy. NATO and the EU coordinate defense planning and encourage fair burden-sharing among their members. We analyse the effect of agreed planning processes, namely the ‘NATO Defence Planning Process (NDPP)’ on the conversion of political will to resources and then to capabilities development across the transatlantic security community, adding to conversations on hierarchy and order in international politics. In a ‘fog of peace’ featuring diverse threats, and in which allies may disagree on strategic rivals and sources of risk, national and regional political economies shape strategy, not the other way around.
Keywords: NATO, EU, Defense Planning, Grand Strategy, Burden Sharing, Transatlantic Security, European Security
JEL Classification: F53, F55, H56, H87
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