From Keeping Peace to Deterring Threats: The Transformation of European Military Engagement in a New Strategic Environment

The European military mentality has shifted for a large part away from peacekeeping obligations in the recent years. Of course, the European NATO members will increase their defence spending gradually in the coming years, which will give the European military the resources to better achieve their goals. Once these goals concerning peacekeeping have been defined, we can judge the effectiveness of these nations in achieving them.