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Regional Defence Plans
What capability problem does Regional Defence Plans address for European deterrence, readiness and strategic autonomy?
The operational vulnerability addressed by regional defence plans can be defined as a time-and-scale mismatch between political commitment to collective.
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Platform publication · DFM Analysis report · 2026-06-13
The operational vulnerability addressed by regional defence plans can be defined as a time-and-scale mismatch between political commitment to collective defence and the Alliance’s ability to translate that commitment into executable, theatre-specific force employment under short-warning conditions. This vulnerability is sharpened by adversary strategies that aim to achieve a rapid fait accompli through early seizure of key terrain, massed conventional fires, and persistent non-kinetic interference with mobilisation, decision-making, movement and infrastructure, while holding escalation risks at a level intended to fragment Allied cohesion.
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