Sudjelovanje u OS RH u međunarodnim vojnim misijama - stajališta hrvatske javnosti i časnika OS RH
Participation of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia in International Military Missions

Summary/Abstract: The paper presents and analyses the comparative results of a questionnaire on attitudes of the Croatian public and officers regarding the participation of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia in international military missions in 2008. The results show that participation of the Croatian Armed Forces in international military missions is supported by the relative majority of citizens when the missions concerned are within the institutional framework of the UN and NATO, while such support would not be given to participation in allied coalition operations that are not UN or NATO based. Participation of Croatian Armed Forces in international missions under the command of the UN or/and NATO is supported by a great number of officers, and similarly to public attitude, almost two thirds of the officers would not approve participation in allied coalition operations that are not UN and/or NATO based. With regard to the type of missions and tasks of the Croatian Armed Forces in an international context, the public offers considerable support for taking part in non-combat humanitarian and peacekeeping operations, while it is divided on the issue of participating in peace enforcement operations. A high level of support for participating in humanitarian operations is also expressed by the officers while, similarly to the public, attitudes are divided with regard to the issue of peace enforcement operations. So far, participation of the Croatian Armed Forces in international missions is considered to have been successful by over fifty percent of the citizens, and more than three quarters of the officers. On the whole, the results of the research indicate a relatively high level of agreement in attitudes of the Croatian public and officers regarding participation of the Croatian Armed Forces in international military missions.

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