SMART DEFENSE – A SOLUTION FOR LIMITED BUDGET?
SMART DEFENSE – A SOLUTION FOR LIMITED BUDGET?

Summary/Abstract: The actual economic downturn, in conjunction with the risks and threats for the global security environment inevitably lead towards a dramatic re-thinking of the way that NATO member countries have to fulfill their related responsibilities. A common component is the “Smart Defense” concept, referred as real cooperative way for the member states, to reduce/eliminate the useless redundancies, efficiency increase and express the solidarity between nations. Romania is trying to use the opportunities offered by the “Smart Defense” concept and a good example is the involvement in the Strategic Airlift Capability. Meanwhile, there is also true that “Smart Defense” by itself cannot solve the declining budgets’ problem, being only a component of the whole perspective.

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