The urgency of establishing uniform standards and achieving interoperability of peacekeeping contingents in peace and security operations

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Abstract: The paper deals with the standardization of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during international peace-keeping operations. The concept “interoperability” units are part of international peacekeeping forces. Revealed the need for further implementation of standard operating procedures in peacekeeping Ukraine. Keywords: international peacekeeping operations, operational standards, standard operating procedures, interoperability. Ukraine’s participation in international peacekeeping operations considered in the context of two critical issues: national security and combat readiness of troops. High busi-ness acumen, professionalism, willingness to work in difficult conditions — is only part of the features that are becoming Ukrainian peacekeepers while serving in missions. It depends on their interaction interoperability in international peace-keeping missions.In June 2012, the Decree of the President of Ukraine № 389/2012 enacted new edition of the National Security Strategy of Ukraine. The Strategy defines the task of reforming the defense and security sector as an integrated system “based on the further implementation of the standards — members of the European Union” and, consequently, to the Armed Forces of Ukraine raised new challenges [1]. These challenges are fixed and detailed in the Military Doctrine of Ukraine [2] Concept of Reform and Development of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for the period up to 2017 [3] and in other documents. One of the main challenges is to build a model of the Armed Forces military standardization as an example of European standards, the basis of which, in turn, is a NATO standard.It is important that Ukraine in previous years has gained significant experience implementing NATO standards. The basis for this is the active participation in international peacekeeping and security, the NATO Response Force and the Planning and Review Process (PARP) within the inter-national program “Partnership for Peace”.In order to meet the challenges of the development of military regulations, guidelines, methods of evaluating mili-tary units and summarize the experience of combat train-ing in December 2012 in Ukraine the Center of operational standards and methods of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was established. As noted by Major General Victor Nazarov, “Major efforts we focus on optimization, simplification and standardization of methods, algorithms and procedures of the authorities in the planning and conduct of operations (combat), the organization of work at border controls, and the list of forms that tested” [4, 71].However, of course, is only the first step and therefore cer -tainly should recognize that the full standardization system in Ukraine is not yet established. For example, in Poland stan-dardization documents issued at three levels: 1) state, 2) the level of ministries and 3) at the military level. At the state level standards and state standards in military and civil de-fense sectors published by running the Polish Committee for Standardization and its Technical Committee № 176. Stan-dards in the military and defense sectors, reference Defence Standardization and results of analytical studies developed by the Military Committee for Standardization and published Minister of Defense. Military Standardization, Quality and Codification acts as the executive department of the Ministry of Defence, managing the standardization process [5, 89–90].Other operational rules have the form of so-called “ex-ecutive documents, writs”. Depending on the functional areas covered by the executive documents such document issued by heads of departments of the Ministry of Defence / General Staff or the relevant heads of the armed forces. Considering the different spheres of legal regulation, following documents have the following forms: doctrine, guidelines, regulations, instructions, manuals and instructions. In turn rules for the development of appropriate standards approved by the Min-ister of Defence, Chief of Staff and the commanders of the armed forces. Land, sea and air components corresponding commands are processed armed services [5, 89–90].For example, in order to adapt to the new security en-vironment Swedish Armed Forces are also in the process of transformation in the expeditionary force high availability. As the commander (navy) Bjorn Marcusson, “the main drivers of transformation began to move away from military service and maintain large army mobilization type, focused on the distribution of costs and burdens cooperation in the form of participation in international security efforts” [6, 114]. He also stresses that the balanced properly interoperability with NATO makes Swedish Armed Forces interesting partner in peacekeeping missions and operations. The standardization process will not only logistical but also standards for adminis -trative and organizational area. The armed forces will become cheaper and easier to hold, if meet common standards [6, 114].As noted in methodical manual Armed Forces of Ukraine for the preparation and conduct of peacekeeping