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- Title
The Need for a European "Poor Man's Revolution in Military Affairs and the Fragile Geopolitical Fabric of Europe.
- Authors
Grivas, Konstantinos
- Abstract
This article examines the possibility of a serious undermining of European security architecture in the near future, due to a synthesis of several factors. One is the deconstruction of European militaries, with a possible parallel drastic reinforcement of Russian armed forces. The reinforcement of Russian military capabilities could come about indirectly because of a sudden increase in China's land force capabilities, -- in the event that the USA and its allies succeed in containing the rising Chinese air and naval capabilities within the China Sea. At the same time, the USA is shifting the centre of gravity of its geopolitical strategy, and therefore of its military power towards the Pacific and China, limiting an American presence in Europe and further denuding western military capabilities. This work proposes the establishment of a sort of humble RMA on the part of the EU, in order to reinforce European deterrent capabilities in fragile geo-systems like those of the Baltic Republics. This European RMA will be based on affordable, precise-strike weapon systems that will act within the framework of decentralized war fighting models based on a scientific paradigm that will take advantage of the principles of chaos and complexity (ChaoPlexity).
- Subjects
EUROPE; INTERNATIONAL security; RUSSIAN armed forces; WEAPONS systems; AIR forces; NAVAL art &; science; ARMED Forces
- Publication
Baltic Security & Defence Review, 2014, Vol 16, Issue 1, p125
- ISSN
1736-3772
- Publication type
Article