The future of American landpower : does forward presence still matter? The case of the army in Europe /

This monograph explores the utility of forward presence in Europe, placing the recent decisions -- and, in particular, the arguments against forward presence -- in the context of a decades-long tradition on the part of many political leaders, scholars, and others to mistakenly tie the forward-basing...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Deni, John R.
Corporate Author:	Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute
Format:	Government Document eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Carlisle, PA : Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, [2012]
Series:	SSI monograph.
Subjects:	Arms control > Europe. Arms control > International cooperation. Security, International > Europe. National security > International cooperation.
Online Access:	https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo31710

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Bring the boys home
By the numbers : America's presence in Europe
European defense budget cuts
Potential explanations : institutionalism, neorealism, and collective goods theory
The purpose of the U.S. presence in Europe
Conclusion.