SECURITY STRATEGIES IN CERTAIN EUROPEAN STATES. THE CASE OF FRANCE
SECURITY STRATEGIES IN CERTAIN EUROPEAN STATES. THE CASE OF FRANCE
Author(s): Tiberiu TănaseContributor(s): Diana Cristiana Lupu (Translator)
Subject(s): Security and defense, Military policy, Comparative politics
Published by: Centrul tehnic-editorial al armatei
Keywords: security; defence; military/intelligence institutions; public knowledge; intelligence; intelligence agencies, intelligence community;
Summary/Abstract: France’s national security strategy was articulated around five strategic functions: protection, prevention, deterrence, intervention, to which a new composed function was added – knowledge and anticipation. In the White Paper on Defence and National Security from 2008, it was proposed the creation of a new national security system and intelligence community coordination mechanism. The newly created mechanism has the role of ensuring the strategic direction of the intelligence services, placed under the President’s direct authority. The French intelligence has a vital place in the White Paper on Defence and National Security – that is why the first proposed changes were aimed at the intelligence itself, under all its important facets. Whichever might be the American or European model and the way of design and implementation of intelligence reforms, their efficiency is what matters primarily.
Journal: Romanian Military Thinking
- Issue Year: 2012
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 118-128
- Page Count: 11
- Language: English
