Toward the End of Force Projection? Operational Responses and Political Perspectives

Le Centre des études de sécurité de l’Ifri vient de publier le numéro 21 bis de la série Focus stratégique, intitulé :

Toward the End of Force Projection? II. Operational Responses and Political Perspectives

L’auteur, Corentin Brustlein, est chercheur au Laboratoire de recherche sur la défense de l’Ifri, rédacteur en chef adjoint des Proliferation Papers et contribue également à ce blog.

L’article est téléchargeable ici.

Vous l’aurez peut-être deviné, il s’agit de la traduction du second volume de l’étude réalisée en 2010, sur le déni d’accès et ses conséquences sur les armées occidentales – et notamment européennes. Le premier volume est, quant à lui, téléchargeable ici.

Voici l’abstract de l’article:

For more than a decade, US defense circles have been concerned about the emergence of capabilities and strategies, which, as they spread, risk imperiling the United States’ position in the world by their ability to disrupt or prevent force projection operations. Though most of the literature on such “anti-access” strategies focuses on the military aspects of the threat, this Focus stratégique – the second and last part of a two-part study – adopts a different perspective. Firstly, it considers the various means Western armed forces could rely on to confront anti-access strategies and conduct forcible entry operations, and assesses in particular the potential French and European contributions. Secondly, it argues that the problem of access cannot be studied in depth without taking into account its political dimension, which determines the operational freedom of action of both the interventionist powers and their adversaries. As was the case with the first part of the study, mostly centered on an analysis of current Iranian anti-access capabilities, this article is focused on examples taken from the Persian Gulf region.

Et le sommaire :

Introduction

Western Responses to Anti-Access Capabilities

The Primacy of the Political Framework

Conclusion

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