PRISTUPANJE REPUBLIKE HRVATSKE NATO-u U PERCEPCIJI NEVLADINIH UDRUGA
The Accession of the Republic of Croatia to NATO in the Perception of Non-Governmental Organisations

Summary/Abstract: As the Republic of Croatia's joining NATO is becoming more credible and the time until its acceptance into full membership is becoming shorter, debates on this issue are intensifying, causing much interest in the Croatian public and often resulting in greater or lesser polarisation. One of the main factors affecting the forming of public opinion are also non-governmental organisations, which have different approaches to almost all societal, political, economic and social issues in Croatian society as well as to the question of Croatia's approaching NATO. In that context, a research has been conducted in order to define the attitudes of a part of non-governmental organisations about the Republic of Croatia's approaching NATO as well as their perception of NATO in changed international circumstances. Research has shown that a great number of non-governmental organisations and their memberships are against Croatia's joining NATO. Also, non-governmental organisations are demanding a referendum about the approach of Croatia to NATO, which should be preceded by a broad public discussion and the introduction of full, correct and equitable information about the advantages and disadvantages or non-approaching of Croatia to NATO and the possible alternatives of security systems as well as the expense of their development.

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