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Frederic Hof on US Position in Syria Crisis (BBC World Service)
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Shuja Nawaz Response to Pakistan Election Results (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)
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US Army Europe and the Future of US Forward Presence
July 11, 2011
On July 11, 2011, the Atlantic Council's International Security Program hosted an event entitled "U.S. Army Europe and the Future of U.S. Forward Presence" as part of its Commanders Series, featuring remarks by LTG Mark Hertling. In his final policy speech as Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates warned that NATO missions in Afghanistan and Libya have demonstrated alarming shortfalls in European capabilities that could put the future relevance of the transatlantic relationship in jeopardy. Yet these conflicts have also demonstrated that European nations remain America’s most capable and trusted partners in addressing global security challenges.
A key function and task of U.S. Army Europe is to build partner capacity and promote interoperability among NATO allies and partners. In his remarks and dialogue with the audience, LTG Hertling addressed what U.S. Army Europe is doing under his command to maximize the fighting power and efficiencies of America’s European allies and partners at a time of resource constraints.
With these important issues in play for the transatlantic community, the Atlantic Council’s Program on International Security this week released a series of five issue briefs to assess the future posture, roles, missions, and tasks of the United States European Command. They address important issues facing EUCOM and America’s military contribution to NATO and set the stage for the Atlantic Council’s future work on providing an answer to Secretary Gates’ challenge to the Alliance. These issue briefs are the product of a collaborative effort between the Atlantic Council’s Strategic Advisors Group and the Institute for National Security Studies at the National Defense University. Links to the issue briefs can be found below.
Introduction and Moderation by
Ian Brzezinski
Senior Fellow, International Security Program
Remarks by
LTG Mark Hertling
Commanding General, U.S. Army Europe
Transcript
Audio (.mp3, 1:10:04)
EUCOM Issue Briefs
- Michel - EUCOM and NATO-EU Relations after the Lisbon Summit
- Slocombe - Nuclear Issues for NATO After the Strategic Concept
- Schake - EUCOM’s Future Force Structure
- Ullman - U.S. European Command and NATO’S Strategic Concept: Post-Afghanistan and Beyond
- Volker - Increasing Outreach, Public Understanding and Support for NATO across the Transatlantic Community
The Commanders Series is generously supported by SAAB North America.
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