Evropski sistem regionalne bezbednosti - perspektive daljeg razvoja

Abstract

The transnational and asymmetric character of contemporary challenges, risks and threats to security have led to the fact that security is indivisible nowadays. There is no country in the world that is capable of independently solving the problems of preserving and strengthening security. In contemporary international relations, when defining the concept of defense and security, the principle of reliance on one's own forces has been often replaced - expanded by membership in one of the defense and security organizations. Despite numerous religious, territorial conflicts and wars, including two world wars, and the fact that during the last five centuries it has been the epicenter of armed conflict, Europe is nowadays one of the world's most peaceful regions. The system of collective security in Europe created after the Second World War greatly minimizes the possible development of crisis and conflict in the region. However, one should not ignore military and political tensions in the region, international terrorism, religious and ethnic extremism, illegal migration and the deficit of energy resources. The key challenge in front of every European country is not only to protect its own security based on national interests, but above all, collective security within the European Union and in Europe as the whole. Such a system should be both organized and maintained in constant 'readiness' for direct engagement and development over a longer period, which requires certain material, human and financial resources.