Counterterrorism, Security and Stability Improvement - Croatian Experience for the New Beginning
Abstract
Military and political scene within Europe greatly changed during the last decade of the 20th century. Times of threat of a large-scale conventional conflict between two large and opposite military powers are over, however new challenges for the people living on this continent and sharing the same strategic environment emerged. But it seems that many differences between the East and West Europe in some areas are still present even after the fall of the Berlin wall. While some European multinational countries dissolved peacefully, Croatia experienced war, and had to win its freedom and democracy by fighting as the ex- Yugoslavia disintegrated. In the course of the last decade we in Croatia witnessed some events that may be qualified as terrorism. Being a society "in transition", the Republic of Croatia shares the same problems with many other states of the Central and Eastern Europe. Overall stabilization of a society takes a lot of effort, especially the effort to consolidate country's economy, which is our top priority. Beside this, high priority is given to defense building issues as well as to threat reduction. This work will present some efforts and steps Croatia has already taken in order to support security and stability, giving its contribution to the overall European Security Concept. It will also present some specific views relating to the internal need for military-civilian cooperation, emergency planning activities and coordination, highlighting the importance of this cooperation for the military commanders within their areas of responsibility.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 2001
- Accession Number
- ADP013433
Entities
People
- Zvonko Brigljevic
Organizations
- Ministry of Defense