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The CeMiSS is the organization which, under the auspices of the Ministry
of Defence, organises research on subjects of strategic nature. Founded in 1987
by a decree of the Ministry of Defence, CeMiSS carries out its work with the help
of experts in the field both military and civilian, Italian and from other countries.
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| Year |
2002 |
| ISBN |
88-88391-30-4 |
| Progr. CeMISS |
2.25 |
| Pages |
88 |
| Price |
13,43 |
| Availability |
Normal |
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Changing U.S. defense policy and the
war on terrorism: implications for
Italy and for US-Italian relations. |
A joint research CeMiSS-CDS |
The events of September 11 have made clear
that the United States and its European allies are faced with a series of new
and deadly threats - terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, failed and rogue
states - most of which emanate from beyond European borders. Today the greatest
likelihood of large numbers of Americans and Europeans being killed no longer
comes from a Russian invasion or a war in the Balkans. It comes from the threat
posed by terrorists or rogue states possibly armed with weapons of mass destruction,
attacking our citizens, our countries, or our vital interests. These threats are
likely to be the main focus of U.S. attention in the coming decade. In the future,
the U.S. increasingly will be looking for allies who have transformed forces that
can fight alongside U.S. forces in demanding expeditionary operations far from
their homeland. Italy has a number of options for configuring its armed forces
to meet current and emerging threats. Each of the options has associated advantages
and disadvantages, costs, and military force structure implications. The options
represent different strategic roles that Italy could play in Europe and the world
at large. The strategic choices include: - Whether Italy elects to provide forces
for global or regional missions. - Whether Italy intends to configure its forces
for a significant combat role or only for stability operations. - Whether the
combat forces Italy creates will provide a broad-based, full spectrum capability
or will be configured to provide specialized or niche capabilities. Based on these
strategic choices, six possible options for Italy are examined in this study.
RAND is a non-profit institution that helps improve policy and decisionmaking
through research and analysis. Research for this report was carried out within
the International Security and Defense Policy Center of RAND’s National Security
Research Division (NSRD), which conducts research for the U.S. Department of Defense,
allied foreign governments, the intelligence community and foundations. |
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