Transatlantic Armaments Cooperation - Defense Systems Management College Military Research Fellows Report - Brief Article

Program Manager, Jan, 2001 by Richard C. Catington, Ole A. Knudson, Joseph B. Yodzis

Report of the Military Research Fellows DSMC 1999-2000

The latest Defense Systems Management College (DSMC) Military Research Fellows Report, Transatlantic Armaments Cooperation, is now available in hard copy as well as online. Dated August 2000, the report focuses on transatlantic cooperative programs. Cooperation with Europe was chosen because of the important political, military, economic, and historical transatlantic ties, but most importantly, because America's relationship with Europe is rapidly evolving. There is substantial concern about a "Fortress America -- Fortress Europe" syndrome. Political leaders and the public both here and in Europe are attempting to come to terms with the meaning of the NATO alliance in the post-Cold War era. European assertiveness and unity are clashing with dated perceptions about Europe held by Americans. The intended audience is both the U.S. defense acquisition workforce and policy makers, For the former, the Fellows' intent was to produce a useful guide that will make the defense acquisition workforce more effective as me mbers of a cooperative team. For the latter, they sought to provide an updated comprehensive view of the salient features of transatlantic armaments cooperation and some ways in which the context is changing

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