Balancing Priorities in America's European Strategy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20139802 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Luis Simón (0000-0002-5757-1563, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2016-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The US Army War College Quarterly Parameters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-1723 • E-ISSN: 0031-1723 |
| Publisher | United States Army War College Press (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.55540/0031-1723.2820 |
| OpenAlex | W2596449835 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 4 |
This article examines how regional and global priorities challenge America's evolving European strategy. The need to "reassure" Eastern and Central European allies in the face of Russian assertiveness calls for greater US strategic engagement in Europe. Conversely, defense-budgetary pressures, the Asia "rebalance," and the willingness to avoid excessive escalation with Russia constitute ongoing limitations to a significant US military engagement in and around Europe. That is the essence of America's European dilemma-how to invest sufficient resources in Europe as toensure credible deterrence while keeping enough military and diplomatic bandwidth to pursue other global geopolitical objectives R ussian revisionism compels the United States to up its game in Europe. However, current discussions about US strategy and force posture on that continent cannot be isolated from broader geopolitical considerations. After all, Washington remains intent on "rebalancing" its strategic focus towards the Asia-Pacific, and the "demand signal" for US military engagement in the Middle East is unlikely to recede any time soon. In an increasingly constrained resource environment, the United States must grapple with the ever-relevant question of how to prioritize different regions, competitors, and challengesa question that often boils down to striking an appropriate balance between Europe, East Asia and the Middle East. Coming up with a satisfactory way to address that question is more complex than it already sounds, not least as there is an important degree of geopolitical crossover amongst those three vital regions
Economics · Political economy · Political science · Economic Sanctions and International Relations · Global Energy Security and Policy · Public Administration · Russia and Soviet political economy
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,1 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2016 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |