Professional paper

NATO Transformation and Defense Reform

Robert Barić

Abstract

There are several factors that will influence continuation of defense reforms in the Republic of Croatia. One of the key factors contains Croatian preparations for upcoming NATO membership and country’s preparations for its future participation in EU military activities.
Considering the NATO transformation, from collective defense, into the collective and cooperative security organization, current and future alliance members will be required to make their armed forces capable to participate in crisis management missions, expeditionary
warfare and power projection. Mentioned preparations will be a key for Croatian involvement in security – defense policy of the EU (ESDP). Second factor that will influence further development of the CAF is the ongoing process of the global military transformation (RMA), and the third factor will evolve from the Croatia’s role, as a NATO member in the region. Therefore, during further CAF development, Republic Croatia should develop the structure
of its armed forces that will not only enable its participation in NATO and EU defense activities, but simultaneously to fulfill its constitutional mission (defense of Republic of Croatia’s territorial integrity and sovereignty) in the new security environment. Aimed to
satisfy above mentioned requirements, this work gives a conceptual model of possible restructuring of the CAF based on the principles of componency and modularity.

Keywords

NATO; EU; cooperative security; RMA; Croatian defense reforms; componency; modularity

Hrčak ID:

2531

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/2531

Publication date:

31.12.2004.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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