European Naval Power : From Cold War to Hybrid Wars

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910838285703321
• Autore: Stöhs Jeremy
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cham : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2024; ©2024
• ISBN: 3-031-47876-2
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (501 pages)
• Collana: Palgrave Studies in Maritime Politics and Security Series
• Disciplina: 359.009409045
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Praise for European Naval Power -- Contents -- About the Author -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- 1 Evolution of European Naval Power -- Introduction -- Charting New Waters -- A Three-Pronged Approach -- Europe's Power at Sea -- Functions of Naval Forces -- The Military Function -- The Diplomatic Function -- Rethinking the Diplomatic Role -- The Constabulary/Policing Function -- Missions and Tasks -- Competing Naval Paradigms -- Globalization and the Need to Protect the System -- Naval Missions and Their Deliverables -- Collaborative/System-Centric Missions -- Sea Control (Littorals Abroad) -- Projection/Expeditionary Operations -- Stability Operations/Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief -- Inclusive Good Order at Sea -- Cooperative Naval Diplomacy -- Competitive/State-Centric Missions -- Nuclear Deterrence and Ballistic Missile Defense -- Sea Control/Sea Denial -- Power Projection -- Exclusive Good Order at Sea -- Competitive Gunboat Diplomacy -- Measuring Naval Power -- Is Bigger Better? -- Size and Effectiveness -- Compensating for the Lack of Critical Mass -- NATO, EU, and Division of Labor -- Division of Labor -- Notes -- References -- 2 Cold War Roots -- Introduction -- Cold War Ranking -- Major Global Force Projection Navy -- Medium Global Forces Projection Navies -- Medium Regional Force Projection Navies -- Adjacent Force Projection Navies -- Offshore Territorial Defense Navies -- Inshore Territorial Defense Navies -- Constabulary and Token Navies -- Notes -- References -- 3 ; 1991-2001: Enemy, Where Art Though? -- Introduction -- Geopolitical Freedom of Action -- Small States and Territorial Defense -- Western European Navies and the Blue-Water Creed -- Strategy: Competitive or Collaborative? -- Nuclear Deterrence and Other Competitive Missions.; Making the Case for Sea Control and Sea Denial Navies -- Projecting Power Abroad -- Navies Plotting a New Course -- Not Evolution but Revolution in Naval Policy -- Small Navies Making Prudent Choices -- Sea Dependence and Protecting the System -- Force Structure: Times of Peace but Built for War -- Organizational and Structural Changes -- Navies Realign -- The Cost of Naval Power -- Balanced Fleets and Naval Swiss Army Knives -- Projecting Power Ashore -- Expanding Expeditionary Capabilities -- Navies Downsizing and Rationalization -- Costly Platforms -- What They Say and What They Have -- Beyond Regional Responsibilities -- Adding the Right Pieces to the Force Structure Puzzle -- Bucking the Trend: Building Sea Control Navies -- Small States, Sea Control, and State-of-the-Art Technology -- Operations: An Ephemeral Victory -- Diverging Priorities -- Moving South and East -- War in the Gulf: Air Power Trumps Sea Power -- A System-Centric Approaches in the Persian Gulf? -- War in the Balkans -- Go Out-of-Area or Go Out of Business -- Somalia (1993-1995) -- East Timor (1999/2000) -- Kosovo (1999) -- Peacetime Partnerships and Duties -- Exercises, Training, and Capacity Building -- Maintaining the Competitive Edge at Sea -- Summary -- Notes -- References -- 4 2001-2014: Land Wars and Financial Woes -- Introduction -- Strategy: Embracing the Collaborative Paradigm? -- Balancing Two Paradigms -- Beyond the Arc of Instability -- Accepting Pains and Seeking Gains -- International Responsibilities -- Black Sea Neighbors: A Regional Focus by Default -- Military Reform and Growing Dependencies -- Warming Up to the System-Centric Vision? -- Much Ado About Nothing -- Force Structure: The Decline -- Navies Cutting of Limbs -- Cooperation and Building European -- Building the Fleet at Home -- On a Steady Course -- Surfing the Crest of Technological Advancement.; Navies of the People -- New NATO Navies -- Disengaging from the Past -- Operations: Terrorists and Pirates -- Operation Enduring Freedom -- Operation Active Endeavour -- The War in Iraq -- Lebanon UNIFIL -- Anti-piracy Operations -- Libya's Demise -- Summary -- Notes -- References -- 5 2014-2022: Entering a New Age of Competition -- Introduction -- Strategy: Reassessing the Situation -- Force Structure: Reaching the Nadir -- Operations: Increasing Tempo -- Notes -- References -- 6 From Competitive to Collaborative and Back Again? -- Introduction -- Three Visions of a Maritime Future -- Coalescing European Naval Capabilities -- Notes -- References -- Index.