226 KB5 KB2019Grayston, Neilletnik:21številka:3str. 161-174DOI:10.33179/BSV.99.SVI.11.CMC.21.3.9ISSN:2232-2825COBISSID:6263502URN:URN:NBN:SI:doc-JPFTX8HGenGeneralštab Slovenske vojskeSodobni vojaški izzividefence expendituredefence planningdemocratic controlfinanceforce structuremednarodno vojaško sodelovanjemisijemissionsNatoobrambna politikaprofessionalizationSloveniaSlovenijavojskaThe reform and evolution of the Slovenian Armed Forces| a view from abroad| pogled iz tujine| Spreminjanje in razvoj Slovenske vojske|The Republic of Slovenia has been a member of NATO for 15 years. In preparing for NATO membership the Slovenian Armed Forces (SAF) were required to prepare for radical change, from a territorial defence force to one that could contribute to NATO missions. The need for change became even more significant after the government decision in 2002 to end conscription and move to a fully professional SAF. A revised force structure for the SAF was agreed in 2003, prior to Slovenia joining NATO in 2004. Progress in developing the SAF in the first five years of NATO membership, while encountering a number of challenges, showed a positive trend, with a commensurate increase in defence expenditure. In the following five years the economic crisis which affected most NATO countries had a particularly damaging effect on the continued development of the SAF, with very severe reductions in defence expenditure. Today, after 15 years of NATO membership, the SAF has still not recovered from the cuts made in defence spending. Spending remains close to 1.0% of GDP and is inadequate to support the force plans of the SAF. The SAF is unable to make an effective contribution to NATO and a decision needs to be made on the future size and shape of the SAF which matches plans for future defence expenditureRepublika Slovenija je članica zveze Nato 15 let. Med pripravami na članstvo v Natu je morala Slovenska vojska opraviti korenito spremembo, in sicer preoblikovanje iz teritorialne obrambe v vojsko, ki lahko prispeva k Natovim misijam. Spremembe so postale še toliko nujnejše po odločitvi vlade leta 2002, da se ukine naborništvo in v celoti uvede poklicna vojska. Spremenjena struktura sil Slovenske vojske je bila potrjena leta 2003, torej pred pridružitvijo Slovenije Natu leta 2004. Slovenska vojska se je v prvih petih letih članstva v Natu kljub nekaterim izzivom razvijala v pravo smer in izdatki za obrambo so se sorazmerno večali. V naslednjih petih letih pa je gospodarska kriza, ki je prizadela večino držav članic Nata, še zlasti negativno vplivala na nadaljnji razvoj Slovenske vojske, kar se je odražalo v občutnem zmanjšanju sredstev za obrambo. Danes, po 15 letih članstva v Natu, si Slovenska vojska še ni opomogla po varčevalnih ukrepih na obrambnem področju. Poraba znaša približno en odstotek BDP in ne zadostuje za podporo načrtov Slovenske vojske glede sil, zaradi česar ta ne more učinkovito prispevati k Natu. Nujna je odločitev o velikosti in obliki Slovenske vojske v prihodnosti, ki bi ustrezala načrtom za prihodnje obrambne izdatkeTEXTznanstveno časopisjejournalsSlovenian National E-content AggregatorNational and University Library of SloveniaMinistrstvo za obrambo RS