Sinergija spoljne politike i odbrane države
SYNERGY OF FOREIGN POLICY AND DEFENCE POLICY

Summary/Abstract: The relationship of the subsystem of foreign policy and defense of the state has a cause-and-effect character, but nevertheless with the more significant influence of foreign policy on the defense of the state. The state defense system is a relatively independent factor, but in practice it functions as a means, or an instrument of foreign policy, which contributes to the successful realization and protection of the unified state goals on the international plane. The basic question that is asked in this paper is "What is the relationship between state sub-systems of foreign policy and defense can be considered optimal in the state's efforts to realize and protect vital interests in the current state of international relations"? Each of the aforementioned subsystems has its own specifics of organizing and functioning in the process of creating and practicing the foreign policy of the state. The attitude of the state's subsystems of foreign policy and defense is most visible in the legal normative arrangement, the contents of the foreign policy positions of the highest state managers and strategic documents, functional cohesion, participation in regional and global international initiatives and organizations, participation in multinational operations, as well as in the process of information supply state leadership needed for foreign policy decisions. Through analysis and description of the current situation in the foreign policy and defense subsystem, as well as their mutual relationship, critical elements of the systems and processes have been identified in order to be able to overcome the projection of the foreign policy of the state

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