Europe's Continuing Demilitarization
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Beginning in the 1970s, becoming solidified with the “peace dividends” in the 1990s and finally accelerated by the financial crisis of 2008, Europe’s demilitarization is undeniable.
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Shrinking budgets have resulted in reduced armies, equipment being deployed in fractional quantities and limited military capacity. Whilst the United-States is no longer looking toward Europe, demilitarization is resulting in a weaker Europe in a world where collective violence remains a reality.
Published in Politique étrangère, Vol. 79, No. 1, Spring 2014.
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Etienne de DURAND
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Chercheur et Directeur du Centre des études de sécurité de l'Ifri de 2006 à 2015
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