Journal Article

Moving outside the Box

Bessems, Raoul

2021

Overview

Our world is increasingly interconnected. With the latest news at our fingertips, one of today’s challenges is to filter through the surplus of available (dis)information. While in many ways a force for good, increased interconnectedness has also led to increased co-dependencies. This was perhaps felt best when the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted global supply chains. It may at times feel as if we are in a state of flux. In a changing security environment, European nations have to tackle a plethora of threats, and the lines between military offensives, daily cyberattacks or malevolent information campaigns are increasingly blurred. In Europe, a continent where economic integration has reached unprecedented levels and with a clear emphasis on open and democratic societies, these threats are leading EU Member States and NATO Allies alike to address a number of key defense aspects which have been neglected for decades. However, the way European societies are organized today is quite different from the Cold War days. Adapting to this security environment requires an innovative whole-of-government and even whole-of-society approach. One crucial concept that is proving its worth as an accelerator for this is military mobility.

• Publisher: Stichting Atlantische Commissie
• Subject: OVERVIEW