CHALLENGES FOR SMART DEFENCE INITIATIVE
CHALLENGES FOR SMART DEFENCE INITIATIVE
Author(s): Neno HristovSubject(s): Security and defense, Military policy, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Carol I National Defence University Publishing House
Keywords: smart defence; economic and financial crisis; pooling and sharing; specialization; NATO core tasks; collective security;
Summary/Abstract: The present paper addresses one of the most recent initiatives in defence planning, with a major impact in this respect at the level of NATO and its Member States. We depart from the premise that, in spite of passing almost two years since it has been officially launched, during 2012 Chicago Summit, Smart Defence is still a subject of high topicality, given the amplitude of its objectives, the evolution of the characteristics of the international security environment, as well as the challenges attached to this initiative’s implementation. As a result, we considered necessary to focus our attention mainly on the challenges which have to be overcome by the Alliance and its Member States in order to put into practice this initiative, looked upon as the main solution for developing the capabilities necessary for facing nowadays’ security risks and threats. But, in order to reach to these challenges, we also found it necessary to emphasize the context in which Smart Defence was born, as well as to summarize its role and its main coordinates.
Journal: Strategic Impact
- Issue Year: 2014
- Issue No: 51
- Page Range: 44-49
- Page Count: 6
- Language: English