South Korean Military Power - Lessons Europe can Learn from Seoul on Spending Defence Budgets Efficiently

TY - JOUR

T1 - South Korean Military Power - Lessons Europe can Learn from Seoul on Spending Defence Budgets Efficiently

AU - Nemeth, Bence

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.

PY - 2024/6/19

Y1 - 2024/6/19

N2 - The war in Ukraine has highlighted that, although the major European powers are among the largest defence spenders, they cannot efficiently translate their financial resources into military power. Bence Nemeth argues that South Korea and its military may offer some useful lessons for European NATO members. Seoul has a powerful military with a larger armed forces and more firepower and armour than European militaries. It also produces high-quality weapons systems and conducts larger military exercises than NATO, while having a smaller defence budget than European powers.

AB - The war in Ukraine has highlighted that, although the major European powers are among the largest defence spenders, they cannot efficiently translate their financial resources into military power. Bence Nemeth argues that South Korea and its military may offer some useful lessons for European NATO members. Seoul has a powerful military with a larger armed forces and more firepower and armour than European militaries. It also produces high-quality weapons systems and conducts larger military exercises than NATO, while having a smaller defence budget than European powers.

UR - https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/rusi-journal/south-korean-military-power-lessons-europe-can-learn-seoul

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U2 - 10.1080/03071847.2024.2355136

DO - 10.1080/03071847.2024.2355136

M3 - Article

SN - 0307-1847

VL - 169

SP - 92

EP - 101

JO - The RUSI Journal

JF - The RUSI Journal

IS - 1-2

ER -