International studies, Vol. I No. 1, 2001.
Review article
Foreign Policy of the Slovak Republic
Davor Vidiš
; Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in Bratislava
Abstract
The Slovak Republic is interesting for the comparative analysis with the Republic of Croatia as it is a country that has similar geographical and historical characteristics and also similar processes in the internal and foreign policy. The goals in its foreign policy are primarily oriented to the accession to Euroatlantic integration, before all to EU and NATO. Apart from the set goals in the foreign policy, the methods are strictly determined by which the foreign policy is conducted, as well as the harmogrammes when the set goals are expected to be fulfilled. The co-operation of the Slovak Republic with the neighbours, especially in the context of the Vysegrad group, is one of the main methods through which the foreign policy of the Slovak Republic is benefited by experience of others. So far the requested conditions for the accession to the membership to EU and NATO have been fulfilled according to the set harmogramme. In spite of the consensus of all the political subjects, when the foreign policy of the Slovak Republic is concerned, the only possible retardation in conduct of the foreign policy can occur due to instability of the governing coalition in the forthcoming pre-election period.
Keywords
Slovak Republic; foreign policy; Visegrad Group
Hrčak ID:
286396
URI
Publication date:
30.6.2001.
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