EU and NATO Defence Ministers Croatia, Hungary, Slovakia and Slovenia signed a letter of intent (LOI) on Wednesday 13 February to establish a regional special operations component command (R-SOCC). They will soon be joined by Austria, which is not a member of the Alliance.
This R-SOCC will be led by Hungary and will be deployable for smaller joint operations. "This command will dramatically increase the ability of these five nations to effectively employ their Special Forces. The...