Improving NATO'S capabilities : a roadmap to 2020

"Using a comprehensive approach, this study aims to recommend measures that will improve NATO's capabilities and make it a more efficient organization. For any military organizations, adjusting capabilities to governmental ambitions and strategic goals is fundamental. As such, NATO needs to continuously adjust its posture and capabilities to remain relevant in face of new threats and new requirements, especially since the end of the Cold War. This adjustment is even more pressing in the present context of financial austerity and of the upcoming important downsize in Afghanistan. Through a thorough review of NATO's evolution of the last 20 years, this study will demonstrate that although NATO is attempting to transform and adapt, its operational efficiency still suffers from important capability shortages and challenges. In order to tackle this crucial issue, a "roadmap toward 2020" containing various measures will aim to improve NATO's relevancy going forward."--Abstract.