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Title: Croatia


1
Croatias International DefenceCooperation
OverviewSEEC Conference, Skopje 2005
Republic of Croatia
Ministry of Defence
  • International Defence Cooperation Department
  • June 2005

2
Overview
  • National Security and Defense Policy
  • International Engagement
  • Bilateral, Multilateral, Regional Initiatives,
    Arms Control, PSO/PKO
  • Future Challenges
  • Requirements and proposals for cooperation

3
National Security Defense Policy
National Interests
  • Sovereignity, independence and territorial
    integrity
  • Democracy, democratic principles rule of law
  • Economic and social well-being of all citizens
  • Peaceful and secure international surroundings
  • Protection of ecological environment
  • Promotion of cultural and national identity
  • Croatias National Security Strategy (2002)

4
National Security Defense Policy
Basic Policy Orientation
  • NATO EU integration (including ESDI/ESDP)
  • Relations with neighbours regional cooperation
  • Participation in respective international
    organizations
  • Arms control CSBMs
  • Active contributions to international peace
    security (PSO/PKO, Humanitarian OPS, etc.)
  • Self-defense capabilities
  • Internal security efforts
  • Croatias National Security Strategy (2002)

5
International Engagement
Arms Control
Bilateral Relations
PSO/PKO Hum. Ops.
InternationalPeace, Stability Security
Common Actions
CSBMs
Multinational Formations
Regional Initiatives
Multilateral Relations
6
International Engagement
Bilateral Defense Relations
  • Promotes cooperation, understanding trust
    (transparency)
  • Builds friendships and long-term
    ties/relationships
  • Priority on neighbours region, NATO EU
    countries strategic partners
  • Military attaches
  • 15 MA/27 countries
  • 31 MA accredited in Zagreb

7
International Engagement
Multilateral Organizations
UN
PfP
OSCE
EU
NATO
Croatia is a member of UN, OSCE, EAPC/PfP,
Council of Europe
8
International Engagement
North Atlantic Alliance (NATO)
  • Most effective international mechanism for
    promoting Croatias national interests
  • Article V security guarantees
  • Cooperative security mechanism
  • Security community (norms, ideals values)
  • Strengthens capabilities
  • Economic dimension
  • Public political support

9
International Engagement
NATO Partnership for Peace (PfP)
  • PfP - best international mechanism for promoting
    Croatias security foreign policy at the moment
  • Interoperability with NATO - driving force
  • IPP (seminars, conferences, courses, workshops,
    exercises and other opportunities)
  • PARP Partnership Goals (48)
  • Intensified dialogue, 191, security
    consultations with NATO
  • Membership Action Plan (MAP) Annual National
    Program (ANP)

10
International Engagement
NATO/PfP Force Commitments
  • Motorised light infantry company
  • Military police platoon
  • De-mining platoon
  • Engineering platoon
  • NBC defense platoon
  • Two medical support teams
  • Two transport/utility helicopters

11
International Engagement
European Union (EU)
  • EU is a national priority strategic objective
  • Stabilization Association Agreement with EU
    (2001)
  • Developing EU standards (legislation, domestic
    affairs, economy, trade policy)

12
International Engagement
PSO/PKO
  • Committment to international peace both a
    consitutional and strategic obligation
  • From host (UNPROFOR, UNCRO, UNMOP, etc.) to
    contributor of PKO
  • Stand-by arrangement
  • IMOC -International Military Operation Center
    (international MILOBs courses, exchange of
    instructors)

13
International Engagement
PSO/PKO
  • UNAMSIL - Sierra Leone (from Sept 1999)
  • UNMEE -Ethiopia/Eritrea (2001)
  • UNMOGIP - India/Pakistan (2002)
  • MINURSO - Western Sahara (2002)
  • UNMIL Liberia (2003)
  • UNOCI Cote d Ivoire (2004)
  • UNFICYP Cyprus (2004)
  • MINUSTAH Haiti (2004)
  • UNOMIG Georgia (2005)
  • UNMISUD Sudan (2005)
  • (ISAF) Military Police Platoon in Afganistan
    (2003)

14
International Engagement
Arms Control
  • Arms Control Department in MOD
  • arms control policy
  • info. exchanges, evaluations, inspections
    visits
  • AEMI based on Vienna Document 99 (OSCE)
  • Sub-Regional Agreement on Arms Control
  • Article IV V of Dayton Agreement
  • UN Register
  • Open Skies CFE Treaty
  • RACVIAC (Stability Pact for SEE)

15
Regional Initiatives
International Engagement
  • CENCOOP
  • Quadrilaterale
  • SEDM
  • SEECP
  • US-Adriatic Charter (A3)
  • Adriatic Ionian Initiative
  • NATOs Southeast Europe Initiative (SEEI)
  • SEEGROUP, SEECAP
  • Stability Pact for SEE
  • RACVIAC arms control
  • SEE Clearinghouse

16
International Engagement
Position of RoC in regional cooperation
  • Priorities are acceeding to NATO and integrating
    into the EU
  • Participation of RoC in projects aimed at
    bringing defence organisation in line with NATO
    standards
  • Creating a well balanced regional defence and
    security cooperation approach, in line with the
    RoCs multiregional identity
  • Active contribution to all forums/initiatives in
    which RoC has membership status

17
Position of RoC in regional cooperation (II)
International Engagement
  • Enhancing the importance of the US Adriatic
    Charter and RACVIAC, and strengthening the scope
    of cooperation within these regional security
    forums
  • Support and assistance to regional aspirants
    (BH, SM) in their efforts to meet requirements
    for joining PfP and Euro-Atlantic integrations
  • Contribute towards efforts against common
    threats, such as
  • - terrorism
  • - proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
    (WMD)
  • - organised crime

18
Future Challenges
  • Success of overall defense reforms
  • Economic development national budget
    constraints
  • International engagement also requires human
    resources, information technology time
  • Complexities of multi-national efforts
  • Achieveing NATO EU membership

19
Main priorities and objectives Defence
cooperation proposals and requirements
  • Preparation for participation in PSO
  • Reintegration of separated personal into civilian
    life
  • Humanitarian demining possibility to engage
    croatian expertize in other countires/ financial
    assistance to RoC in mine clearance in RoC
  • Establishing the Recruitment Centre in RC

20
Main priorities and objectives Defence
cooperation proposals and requirements (II)
  • Development of HNS (Host Nation Support) concept
    with emphases on Catalogue of capabilities
  • Exchange of experiences in area of civil defence
    with emphases on civil crisis planning and civil
    - military crisis planning
  • Training of joint military medicine team of A-3
    countires for participation in the ISAF
    (interoperability with NATO standards)

21
International assistance most needed
Main priorities and objectives
  • Breeding and training of Military Police working
    dogs
  • Medical equipment for Role 1 Facility
  • Training of the transition advisers
  • Transition counsellors training and employment
    project

22
International assistance most needed (II)
Main priorities and objectives
  • IBM system and network administrator education
  • E-bussiness developer education
  • European computer driving licence - ECDL
    education
  • Industrial Demilitarization of ammunition

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