No. 126: Smart Pooling: State of Play in European Defence and Armaments Cooperation

Author(s): Daniel Möckli
Editor(s): Daniel Möckli
Series: CSS Analyses in Security Policy
Issue: 126
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich
Publication Year: 2012

As military budgets in Europe are shrinking, there is growing pressure to engage in defence and armaments cooperation. Concepts such as 'Pooling and Sharing' or 'Smart Defence' as well as a series of sub-regional initiatives aim to strengthen national military capabilities through pragmatic multinational cooperation. While there are numerous challenges relating to 'Smart Pooling', many countries in Europe have little choice but to make these projects work if they are to preserve the scope of action of their armed forces.

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