Defence against contemporary threats
Defence against contemporary threats to security must proceed from
the characteristics of the threats themselves. This means that
trans-national threats to security demand international cooperation
between the security apparatuses of modern states in numerous
non-military and military areas. No country is able to withstand
trans-national threats to security on its own. Bearing this in mind,
it is in the fundamental national interest to bring to a halt the
growth of security threats in other countries, especially those from
the same region, and to stop them from spreading trans-nationally. In
today's world, a modern state must therefore attend to the sufficient
degree of its own security (especially in connection to threats to the
development of its military and non-military security apparatus), and
then it must use the entire spectrum of military and non-military
means at its disposal to contribute to security and stability in its
immediate region and beyond.
To this end there already exist numerous international mechanisms,
within the framework of which an individual country can put its
contribution into effect. Countries also attempt to ensure the
greatest possible security through their inclusion in international
organisations. From the perspective of guaranteeing Slovenia's
security, we can indicate the following key international
organisations:
the United Nations,
the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe,
the European Union,
and NATO.
The Partnership for Peace and NATO also have their place among
these organisations; during the resolution of the Balkan crises, these
showed that the military dimension continues to be an indispensable
aspect of contemporary crisis management. If Slovenia joins NATO, this
will represent a means that will automatically enable an effective
trans-national response to a potential trans-national military - and,
in part, also to a non-military - threat to Slovenian national
security.
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