Round Table on Democratic Control of Armed Forces: The Role of Parliament, Academia, and the Media
Round Table on Democratic Control of Armed Forces: The Role of Parliament, Academia, and the Media

Author(s): Bisera Turković, Željko Mirjanić, George Katsirdakis, Marko Amidžić, Marie Vlachova, Bernd Papenkort, Duško Vejnović, Izet Beridan, Antonio Prlenda, Radomir Nešković, Nerzuk Ćurak
Subject(s): Politics, Military history, Political history, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Military policy, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010)
Published by: Centar za Sigurnosne Studije
Keywords: military; BiH; armed forces; Parliament; role; academia; media; round-table; 2002;
Summary/Abstract: Ladies and Gentlemen: At the beginning I would like to wish a warm welcome to everybody present at today's seminar. I would especially like to express gratitude to George Katsirdakis, Deputy Director of the NATO Defence Partnership and Co-operation Directorate, who is a person of great importance for BiH on the road to membership in the Partnership for Peace. Today with us are representatives from the BiH Parliamentary Assembly - Mr. Zeljko Mirjanic, Deputy Chairman of the House of Representatives; and I would also like to cordially greet the representatives from the entity parliaments. At the same time, I would like to express gratitude to General Bernd Papenkort from the Clausewitz Centre and the professors from the Universities of Sarajevo and Banja Luka who have given up their time to be with us today. I shall not take much of your time, but during the opening of this seminar I would like to explain the significance of this event and why we decided to organise it. The seminar is concerned with the role of parliament, academia and the media in the democratic control of the armed forces. In order for BiH to become a member of the PfP, which is our true intention, among other factors at a state level the country must secure democratic parliamentary control of the armed forces. Democratic control is a necessary condition for acceptance into the Partnership for Peace.

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