Military Mobility: Ambition versus Reality

• Authors: Teresa Usewicz , Andrzej Czekaj , Witold Bartoszek

Abstracts

EN

This paper deals with military mobility, which in recent years has become one of the strategic priorities for both the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the European Union (EU). The authors argue that the ability to quickly transport soldiers and military equipment over long distances across member states’ territories is a prerequisite for an effective and rapid military response by the allies. An analysis of the achievements to date shows that the European Union is one of the key actors in identifying and eliminating existing barriers and initiating necessary infrastructure construction. Simultaneously, close cooperation with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in this area allows the parties involved to achieve synergies. This paper analyzes the results achieved in the light of the assumed objectives. Simultaneously, elements that hinder military mobility and perspectives of the development of the studied issue are indicated.

Keywords

EN

defense; deterrence; European Union; military mobility; North Atlantic Treaty Organization; security

PL

obrona; odstraszanie; Unia Europejska; mobilność wojskowa; Organizacja Traktatu Północnoatlantyckiego; bezpieczeństwo

• Publisher: Centrum Rzeczoznawstwa Budowlanego Sp. z o.o.
• Journal: Safety & Defense
• Year: 2022
• Volume: 1

Dates

published

2022

Contributors

author

Teresa Usewicz

• Polish Naval Academy, Inżyniera Jana Śmidowicza 69, 81-127 Gdynia, Poland

author

Andrzej Czekaj

• General Staff of Polish Armed Forces, Logistics Directorate -J4, Rakowiecka 4a, 00-904 Warsaw, Poland

author

Witold Bartoszek

• General Staff of Polish Armed Forces, Logistics Directorate -J4, Rakowiecka 4a, 00-904 Warsaw, Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.37105/sd.173

Biblioteka Nauki

2174789