There are huge budgetary pressures on all governments in Europe to reduce their armed forces.

欧洲各国政府都面临着巨大的裁军预算压力。

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That will require a readjustment in our military assistance strategy, which has been to create in Eastern Europe miniature copies of our own armed forces.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Eastern Europe can defend itself

Finding enough well-trained frontline soldiers to field a force of up to 60, 000 for up to a year out of Europe's 2m-strong armed forces ought not to be that hard.

ECONOMIST: On the cheap doesn��t pay

With more than a million workers, it is the largest employer in Europe, with the possible exception of the Russian armed forces.

ECONOMIST: Britain's budget