Wielonarodowy Korpus Północno-Wschodni w Szczecinie w systemie bezpieczeństwa europejskiego oraz stosunkach polsko-niemieckich (2007–2016)
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Data wydania
2016
Autorzy
Tytuł czasopisma
ISSN
1733-2680
eISSN
2451-0610
Tytuł tomu
ISBN
eISBN
Wydawca
Oficyna Wydawnicza AFM
Abstrakt
The article is devoted to the development of Multinational Corps Northeast (MNC NE) in the
second decade of its existence. The Corps, which is based in Szczecin, has been operating since
1999 as a part of NATO’s military structures. The Corps was created by three founding countries:
Denmark, Germany and Poland. In accordance with the Convention of September 5th, 1998, the aim
of the corps is to plan and carry out activities for the benefi t of collective defense purposes under
article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty, as well as to participate in multinational missions and military
operations. Between 2004 and 2015, the Corps was joined by other countries as “participating
members”: Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia (2004), Slovakia and the Czech Republic (2005), United
States of America (2006), Romania (2008), Slovenia (2009), Croatia (2012), Hungary (2013), Sweden
(2014), and the UK (2015). In the second half of 2015 the corps was extended with the representatives
of the Armed Forces from Turkey, France, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and Finland.
The Corps headquarters in Szczecin is organized according to NATO standards. It includes the
Command Group (rotationally manned by personnel from Demark, Germany and Poland) and nine
functional divisions. Military units that function under the authority of the Corps (70–100 thousand
soldiers) are deployed in their bases in the founding states. Up until now, the soldiers from the
Corps has participated in 3 ISAF missions in Afghanistan.
Decisions to strengthen signifi cantly the force of the Corps were made on 4–5 September 2014
during the NATO Summit in Newport. During the summit, the founding states also decided to raise
the level of combat readiness of the Corps. Since then, the Corps has been undergoing another
transformation, the most important one since its inception. In NATO, it is assumed that at the end
of 2016 the Corps will reach its full readiness to command various military formations of the Alliance,
including: Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF), NATO Response Force (NRF),
and also NATO Force Integration Units (NFIUs) from Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Poland. This
implies the need for further infrastructure development of the Corps and the increase of the scope
of its responsibilities in the fi eld of allied defense. This task was regarded as a priority before the
next NATO Summit scheduled for 8–9 July 2016 in Warsaw.
Opis
Publikacja recenzowana / Peer-reviewed publication
Słowa kluczowe
współpraca militarna, Polska, Niemcy, Dania, Polskie Siły Zbrojne, Bundeswehra, Duńskie Siły Zbrojne, Sojusz Północnoatlantycki, Unia Europejska, Międzynarodowe Siły Wsparcia Bezpieczeństwa, military cooperation, Poland, Germany, Denmark, the Polish Armed Forces, the Bundeswehr, the Danish Armed Forces, the North Atlantic Alliance, NATO, European Union, EU, International Security Assistance Force, ISAF, Afghanistan
Źródło
Krakowskie Studia Międzynarodowe 2016, nr 2, s. 73-91.