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NATO Burden-Sharing: Not a Lost Cause

Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, NATO Secretary General | July 1, 2008

Rather than focusing on force levels, debates about burden-sharing within NATO should look at "defense transformation, operations, and the wider context of the international community's efforts." ++ While burden-sharing faces many challenges, more equality is possible through common funding, "transformation efforts to increase the pool of usable and deployable forces," and increased multinational initiatives. ++ As a security organization, NATO has an approach that gives it a better chance of creating fair burden-sharing than any other.

Sun, Jul 6th 2008, 08:57

Ilyas M. Mohsin, PPP, Platinum Contributor (296)

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Burden-sharing can be relatively easy if the NATO members share commonality of interest in their missions. When this aspect becomes debatable, then some members hesitate, procrastinate etc. A clear and well-defined mission is easy to handle by analysing its cost-benefit ratio.
When the ration becomes a riddle, then difficulties arise.

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