Professional paper

Concept of Security in Croatia and the European Security Strategy

Iva Kornfein ; Institute for International Relations, IMO, Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

The article is referring to the National Security Strategy of Croatia in comparison with the European Security Strategy. The development of the Security Strategy in Europe can be linked to the situation in Southeast Europe, particularly with the fall of Yugoslavia, where European security has been formatting and developing its strategies of security and defence within its borders. The article is divided into the two parts; First part is referring to Croatia and its way to independent state and its path from developing the National Security Strategy to the NATO membership. Second part of the article is dealing with the European security Culture and Strategies, the missions of ESDP in the Southeast Europe and its cooperation with Croatia.

Keywords

Concept of security; defence; Security Strategy; National Security Strategy; European Security Strategy; International organizations; NATO; CFSP; Southeast Europe; ESDP missions

Hrčak ID:

59897

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/59897

Publication date:

1.6.2010.

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