SMART DEFENSE – A SOLUTION FOR LIMITED BUDGET?
SMART DEFENSE – A SOLUTION FOR LIMITED BUDGET?
Author(s): Mirel Alexandru Ţariuc, Dragoş Gabriel GhercioiuSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Security and defense
Published by: Regional Department of Defense Resources Management Studies
Keywords: smart defense; budget; solidarity; capabilities; military co-operation; flagship projects;
Summary/Abstract: The actual economic downturn, in conjunction with the risks and threats for the global security environment inevitably lead towards a dramatic re-thinking of the way that NATO member countries have to fulfill their related responsibilities. A common component is the “Smart Defense” concept, referred as real cooperative way for the member states, to reduce/eliminate the useless redundancies, efficiency increase and express the solidarity between nations. Romania is trying to use the opportunities offered by the “Smart Defense” concept and a good example is the involvement in the Strategic Airlift Capability. Meanwhile, there is also true that “Smart Defense” by itself cannot solve the declining budgets’ problem, being only a component of the whole perspective.
Journal: Defense Resources Management in the 21st Century
- Issue Year: 7/2012
- Issue No: 7
- Page Range: 151-157
- Page Count: 7
- Language: English