Looking at the restructuring of armed forces through three different lenses?doctrine and strategic framework, budget and resource allocation, and force structure and deployment?the key issues addressed in this book relate to how these factors interact in shaping transformation. This study provides valuable insights into the extent to which armed forces manage to adapt to the emerging strategic and operational challenges they have to face and illustrates the weight of institutional legacies, resource constraints and inter-organizational learning in shaping transformation. The book provides an innovative viewpoint on military transformation and significantly contributes to our understanding of contemporary security.