Questioning the "Sanctity" of long-term defense planning as practiced in Central and Eastern Europe
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Authors
Young, Thomas-Durell
Subjects
Central/Eastern Europe
post-communism
defense planning
long-term defense planning
Planning
Programming
Budgeting
Execution system (PPBE)
post-communism
defense planning
long-term defense planning
Planning
Programming
Budgeting
Execution system (PPBE)
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2018
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Taylor and Francis Group
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Abstract
It is an article of faith amongst many defense officials that long-term defense planning constitutes the gold standard in the development and management of modern armed forces. That such a method has become central to the U.S. and other countries’ defense planning systems it is surprising that there is so little questioning of its contemporary relevance, let alone an understanding of its provenance, original intent, and its highly nuanced nature. Rather, what one finds on closer examination of long-term defense planning methods is that they have contributed to producing sub-optimal defense plans. In order to provide greater clarity and understanding of the utility of long-term defense plans, this essay argues that as a key element of PPBS, this planning method has been a failure when measured against the ability of defense institutions in Central and Eastern Europe to produce viable defense plans. To produce cost-informed and implementable defense plans, these defense institutions need to return to the original intend of this planning tool: to inform officials of long-term financial obligations and to enable informed decision-making to fund the current force.
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Article
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The article of record as published may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14702436.2018.1497445
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National Security Affairs (NSA)
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Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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18 p.
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Thomas-Durell Young (2018) Questioning the "Sanctity" of long-term defenseplanning as practiced in Central and Eastern Europe, Defence Studies, 18:3, 357-373.
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