LEADER 04129nam 2200661 a 450 001 9910461219303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8047-8180-X 024 7 $a10.1515/9780804781800 035 $a(CKB)2670000000178600 035 $a(EBL)892361 035 $a(OCoLC)787843314 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000642236 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12206186 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000642236 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10646984 035 $a(PQKB)10373034 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000128023 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC892361 035 $a(DE-B1597)564806 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780804781800 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL892361 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10555806 035 $a(OCoLC)1178769568 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000178600 100 $a20090929d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 02$aA transformation gap?$b[electronic resource] $eAmerican innovations and European military change /$fedited by Terry Terriff, Frans Osinga, and Theo Farrell 210 $aStanford, Calif. $cStanford University Press$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (271 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8047-6378-X 311 $a0-8047-6377-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aMilitary transformation in NATO : a framework for analysis / Theo Farrell and Terry Terriff -- The rise of military transformation / Frans Osinga -- Innovating within cost and cultural constraints : the British approach to military transformation / Theo Farrell and Tim Bird -- From bottom-up to top-down transformation : military change in France / Sten Rynning -- The rocky road to networked and effects-based expeditionary forces : Bundeswehr transformation / Heiko Borchert -- Innovating on a shrinking playing field : military change in the Netherlands Armed Forces / Rob de Wijk and Frans Osinga -- The innovation imperative : the Spanish military transformation and NEC / Antonio Marquina Barrio and Gustavo Di?az -- Transformation through expeditionary warfare : military change in Poland / Olaf Osica -- Conclusion : the diffusion of military innovations to European militaries / Terry Terriff and Frans Osinga. 330 $aNATO member states are all undergoing some form of military transformation. Despite a shared vision, transformation has been primarily a US-led process centered on the exploitation of new information technologies in combination with new concepts for "networked organizations" and "effects-based operations." Simply put, European states have been unable to match the level of US investment in new military technologies, leading to the identification of a growing "transformation gap" between the US and the European allies. This book assesses the extent and trajectory of military transformation across a range of European NATO member states, setting their transformation progress against that of the US, and examining the complex mix of factors driving military transformation in each country. It reveals not only the nature and extent of the transatlantic gap, but also identifies an enormous variation in the extent and pace of transformation among the European allies, suggesting both technological and operational gaps within Europe. 606 $aMilitary art and science$xTechnological innovations$zEurope 607 $aEurope$xArmed Forces$xTechnological innovations 607 $aEurope$xArmed Forces$xReorganization 607 $aEurope$xMilitary relations$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xMilitary relations$zEurope 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aMilitary art and science$xTechnological innovations 676 $a355/.07094 701 $aTerriff$b Terry$f1953-$0907172 701 $aOsinga$b Frans P. B$01044728 701 $aFarrell$b Theo$f1967-$01044727 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910461219303321 996 $aA transformation gap$92474439 997 $aUNINA