How can the Different Initiatives in Terms of Pooling Capabilities be coordinated?

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IRIS Notes, written by IRIS experts or IRIS associate fellow researchers offer an in-depth analysis of current affairs.Abstract:

In 2010, the European Union and NATO pledged to pool their capabilities along the lines of bilateral initiatives like the Franco‐British Treaty. The pooling and sharing of capabilities was essentially a response to cut‐backs in defence budgets of Western countries and should also help to redress capability shortfalls. The concept of pooling and sharing was not new, but had not been successful in the 2000s. This report examines the result of the Franco‐British, EU and NATO capability pooling initiatives.