International studies, Vol. I No. 4, 2001.
Conference paper
National Security of the Republic of Slovenia Between Joining NATO and Restless Southeast Europe
Iztok Prezelj
; Defence Research Center, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana
Abstract
The key national security issues in the Republic of Slovenia (RS) at the beginning of the new millennium are prevention of the escalation of new security threats, the formation of modern and small armed forces, a cohesive defence and national security system and an efficient crisis management system. In the complex international environment, no country, not even Slovenia, is an exception, it can effectively complete its national security only through international integrations such as NATO, EU, OSCE, UN and the like. Because of this, Slovenia is also currently facing the issues of potential membership in NATO and the EU, as well as its candidacy for the chairmanship of the OSCE in 2005. This article will present the designated national security issues in light of a wide range of accession activities to NATO. In order to understand Slovenia's desire for NATO membership and the dilemmas associated with it, it is necessary to first present several aspects that threaten the national security of the RS.
Keywords
national security; Slovenia; NATO; Southeast Europe
Hrčak ID:
286434
URI
Publication date:
15.12.2001.
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