Međunarodne studije, Vol. XIV No. 2, 2014.
Pregledni rad
Diversity of Views on Geopolitical and Geostrategic Challenges and NATO's role: Choosing Responses to Challenges as a Determinant of NATO's Future Character and Success
Petar Kurečić
orcid.org/0000-0002-7763-6651
; Sveučilište Sjever Sveučilišnog centra u Koprivnici, Koprivnica, Hrvatska
Sažetak
Through the comparison of two geopolitical and geostrategic visions of strategic challenges and the role of the NATO in the modern world and in the near future, this paper attempts to point out the diversity of challenges that lie ahead of the NATO. Two visions are processed to identify challenges and propose answers to the challenges. The diversity of identified challenges and proposed responses to the challenges represents an indicator of the diversity vision. Identification of challenges and dangers varies according to authors vision and goals. Key geopolitical and geostrategic challenges for the NATO in the future refer to: security challenges of the broader Middle East region, growing importance of control over energy sources, i.e. oil and gas exploration, economic, political and military strengthening of the People’s Republic of China (PRC); relations of the NATO as a whole and individual members with Russia and internal relations in the NATO. This paper discusses the problem of identifying strategic priorities as a result of trends to which NATO must find answers and define the future role due to geographical area of action, i.e. whether NATO will remain a regional security organization or de facto become a global security factor to represent and protect the interests of its members globally.
Ključne riječi
geopolitical and geostrategic challenges; geopolitical vision; global economic crisis; the NATO; strategic priorities
Hrčak ID:
143308
URI
Datum izdavanja:
3.9.2014.
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