SMART DEFENCE – A FACILITATOR FOR NATO CAPABILITIES DEVELOPMENT
SMART DEFENCE – A FACILITATOR FOR NATO CAPABILITIES DEVELOPMENT

Summary/Abstract: The global economic crisis significantly affected NATO member states’ defence budgets and, subsequently, the Alliance capability to act as a provider of global security. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the extent to which Smart Defence concept provides a feasible tool for member states to boost the development of critical capabilities for the Alliance in the new geostrategic context, as well as acting as a facilitator for the fulfillment of the capabilities assumed by the nations in the framework of the NATO Defence Planning Process – NDPP. The approach in which nations decide to involve in the identified Smart Defence projects varies from case to case, being dependable on various aspects including decision-making customs, the national security culture, the high senior decision makers involvement, the country’s strategic environment, the foresight of its evolution and the membership to different political-military organizations.

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