Editor's Foreword

448 The MiliTary BalanCe 2010
Table 37 Non-UN Deployments 2009–2010
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location: MeDiTerranean Sea
Operation: Active Endeavour
Primary Organisation: NATO
Mission: Naval deployment to the eastern
Mediterranean to provide deterrent presence
and surveillance of maritime traffic. (Standing
NATO Maritime Group 1)
Contributor: Forces by role
Portugal 1 FFG
United States 1 FFG
Germany 1 AOT
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location: arMenia anD aZerBaiJan
Operation: The Personal Representative of the
Chairman-in-Office on the Conflict Dealt with
by the OSCE Minsk Conference
Primary Organisation: OSCE
Mission: Represent OSCE in issues related to Nagorno-
Karabakh conflict, and assist in confidencebuilding
and other measures contributing to
the peace process.
Contributor: Total:
Bulgaria 1
Czech Republic 1
Hungary 1
Kazakhstan 1
Poland 1
UK 1
TOTal 6
location: BOSnia-herZeGOVina
Operation: EUFOR (Operation Althea)
Primary Organisation: EU
Mission: Ensure compliance with the Dayton/Paris
agreement; maintain security and stability
within Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Contributor: Forces by role (where known) Total:
Spain 1 inf bn HQ, 1 inf coy, 1 recce pl 304
Italy 300
Turkey 1 inf coy 246
Poland 1 inf coy 188
Hungary 1 inf coy 160
Germany 129
Bulgaria 119
Austria 96
Netherlands 73
Romania 56
Portugal 51
Greece 44
Ireland 43
Slovakia 32
Slovenia 25
Switzerland 25
Chile 21
Albania 13
FYROM 12
UK 9
Finland 4
France 4
Estonia 2
Lithuania 1
Luxembourg 1
TOTal 1,958
location: BOSnia-herZeGOVina
Operation: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
Primary Organisation: OSCE
Mission: Promote human rights, democracy building
and regional military stabilisation.
Contributor: Total:
United States 11
France 7
Italy 7
Ireland 5
Greece 4
Spain 4
Austria 3
Germany 3
Russia 3
Sweden 3
Canada 2
Hungary 2
Slovakia 2
Belarus 1
Belgium 1
Bulgaria 1
Croatia 1
Czech Republic 1
Finland 1
Kyrgyzstan 1
Netherlands 1
Portugal 1
Romania 1
Slovenia 1
Tajikistan 1
Turkey 1
UK 1
TOTal: 70
location: GeOrGia
Operation: EUMM
Primary Organisation: EU
Mission: Monitoring compliance with the Sarkozy-
Medvedev six-point Agreement, following
the Aug 2008 war.
Contributor Total (Civilian):
Germany 45
France 38
Poland 27
Sweden 26
Romania 20
Italy 19
Finland 16
Bulgaria 14
Greece 12
UK 12
Spain 11
Czech Republic 9
Denmark 9
Netherlands 9
Lithuania 7
Austria 5
Ireland 5
Hungary 4
Slovakia 4
Belgium 3
Estonia 3
Latvia 2