The French Military Modernization at the End of Nicolas Sarkozy´s Presidency.Can the Goals of the White Paper on Defense Be Attained?

dc.creator	Petr Vilímek
dc.date	2012-12-01T00:00:00Z
dc.identifier	1214-6463
dc.identifier	1802-7199
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/1e033f1f6bdc470680241fcc69bb56d1
dc.description	This article aims to assess the fulfilment of goals of the White Paper on Defense in the areas of financing of the French Armed Forces and modernization of their equipment under the presidency of Nicolas Sarkozy. Three indicators for this assessment are defined: the military budget of the French Armed Forces, the acquisition of modern weapon systems and assorted equipment, and extraordinary revenues and expenses of the French defense budget. The article comes to the conclusion that almost from the beginning there were serious difficulties in attaining the projected goals of the White Paper on Defense. In addition, it is concluded that we can expect a reduction of original goals in the course of the ongoing revision of the White Paper on Defense.
dc.language	Czech
dc.language	Slovak
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	University of Defence
dc.relation	http://www.defenceandstrategy.eu/cs/aktualni-cislo-2-2012/clanky/francouzska-vojenska-modernizace-na-konci-prezidentstvi-nicolase-sarkozyho.html
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1214-6463
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1802-7199
dc.source	Obrana a Strategie , Vol 12, Iss 2, Pp 5-16 (2012)
dc.subject	France
dc.subject	military modernization
dc.subject	White Paper on Defense
dc.subject	2009-2014 military programme bill of law
dc.subject	budget.
dc.subject	Military Science
dc.subject	U
dc.subject	DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.title	The French Military Modernization at the End of Nicolas Sarkozy´s Presidency.Can the Goals of the White Paper on Defense Be Attained?
dc.type	article
dc.provenance	Journal Licence: CC BY-ND