Security perception and security policy of the Slovak Republic, 1993–2018

Abstract

ABSTRACT The development of Slovak and security policy faced many challenges throughout last few decades. Slovakia, since its independence in 1993, was trying to find its geopolitical orientation - from the “bridge” between West and East, through the “black-hole” of Europe to the fully-fledged member of the EU and NATO. The main aim of this article is to provide a short, but detailed, description of the changes in Slovak security perceptions and development of the Slovak security policy and also to reveal how these changes influenced the opinion and perceptions of Slovak citizens.