Strategic Compass

Strategic Compass is the name given to the European Union military plan for the month of November 2021. This plan was launched with the aim to strengthen militarily of the European Union and reduce its reliance on military resources of the United States.

Key Features

The main points of the strategic compass are the European Union is to build a joint rapid development capability from air, land and sea by the year 2025. Members of the European Union will begin regular naval and military exercises in the year 2023. Member States need to agree on scenarios in which quick response units may be deployed. The European Union must begin conducting all exercises, training and minor missions from a single headquarters by the year 2025. By the year 2030, the European Union Headquarters must carry out all its missions. Joint Cyber ??Unit must be fully functional to prevent cyber-attacks. This block will develop new tanks and future combat aviation systems within the scope of the contract which will be signed in the month of March 2022. Key capacity gaps will be closed by the year 2025 to reduce dependence on the United States. These include space communications technology, long-range military air traffic, and intelligence capabilities. To counter the rise of China, the European Union will step up coordination in the Indo-Pacific region, as well as maritime exercises and patrols.

Processes of the Strategic Compass

The four main processes are crisis management, resilience, skills development, and partnerships. The strategic compass test run began in the year 2020. Threat analysis on the introduction of strategic compasses was completed in the month of November 2020. Dialogues and Workshops to develop the plan took place in the year 2021. The strategic compass was developed in the year 2021 and will be released in the year 2022. Its main purpose is to strengthen the foundation of a common vision for defense among the member states of the European Union.

Focus

Crisis management scenarios for military and civilian missions, geographic priorities, revisions to key goals, institutional capabilities, military build-ups, civil CSDSP agreements, European peace facilities. Resilience through military mobility, mutual support, non-traditional threats, supply chain security and global commons will also be looked into. Capacity development through PESCO, technical sovereignty, European defence Fund, sea, space and cyber capabilities. Eastern Partnerships, Indo-Pacific (Bilateral, ASEAN and QUAD), EU-NATO, African Union, EU-US, EU-UN partnerships will be developed.