Military Exercises: Political Messaging and Strategic Impact, 2013
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Date
2013
Summary
This book aims at shedding light on a topic that is little studied, even though everybody agrees on the role and usefulness of exercises. The contributions to this volume, although deliberately varied in focus and content, share several themes that are relevant to any reflection on the role of military and political-military exercises in Europe's more tense security environment and in the strengthening of the Alliance's deterrence and defence posture. More generally, this research project demonstrates the overall importance of exercises, which, as a field of study, deserve greater academic attention, alongside inputs from practitioners. Moving from the field of International Relations to ground-truth is no easy task but allows everyone to identify key lessons. The purpose of this concluding chapter is to highlight key finding sand present important insights that shed light on the complex linkages between security policy and exercises. Greater awareness of these linkages will help decision-makers and exercise planners alike to identify the most satisfactory combination of military requirements and political judgments in designing and conducting exercises, while remaining mindful of lessons learned from the Cold War era in relation to an opponent's' strategic calculus and concerns over crisis stability.
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Military Exercises: Political Messaging and Strategic Impact