223 KB2 KB2019Čehovin, Markoletnik:21številka:3str. 83-93DOI:10.33179/BSV.99.SVI.11.CMC.21.3.4ISSN:2232-2825COBISSID:6262478URN:URN:NBN:SI:doc-U29TALY0enGeneralštab Slovenske vojskeSodobni vojaški izzivicritical analysisdefence systemNatoobrambna politikareformsSlovenijavojska15 years of the Republic of Slovenia in NATO| 15 let Republike Slovenije v Natu| a critical view on defence system| kritični pogled na obrambni sistem|Shortly after Independence, and even more profoundly after joining NATO, the issue of defence and security in Slovenia was set aside. It has been quickly forgotten that an army is a fundamental element of statehood, and that several times in history Slovenes have been forced to defend their existence with an armed force. "Budgetary malnutrition", in combination with malfunctioning human resource management, has pushed the defence system into a spiral quest for the lowest point. By failing to fulfil its commitments on the level and structure of defence spending, Slovenia has lost much of its credibility in the Alliance in recent years. Slovenia gained a great deal by joining NATO. Geopolitically it has (re)positioned itself as part of the most developed world. The most significant benefit of membership is collective security, which has brought manifold effects, including economic ones; defence is much cheaper today than it would be if Slovenia were not a member of the Alliance. After fifteen years of NATO membership, Slovenia is still divided between peace idealism and realism that historically confirms that allies are required. The defence system needs to be renovated, transformed and integrated, and solutions that have been repeatedly already identified must be implemented. The role of the political elites is to recognize, lead and guide these challengesKmalu po osamosvojitvi, še bolj izrazito pa po vstopu v Nato, je bilo vprašanje obrambe in zagotavljanja varnosti v Sloveniji postavljeno na stran. Pozabilo se je, da je vojska temeljni element državnosti in da smo bili Slovenci z oboroženo silo večkrat v zgodovini prisiljeni (o)braniti svoj obstoj. Pomanjkljivo financiranje je v kombinaciji s pomanjkljivim delovanjem kadrovskega sistema vsako leto potiskalo obrambni sistem v spiralo iskanja končnega dna. V zavezništvu smo si z neizpolnjevanjem zavez o višini in strukturi obrambnih izdatkov v zadnjih letih zapravili velik del kredibilnosti. Slovenija je z vstopom v Nato zelo veliko pridobila. V geopolitičnem smislu se je (ponovno) pozicionirala kot del najrazvitejšega sveta. Največji prispevek članstva je kolektivna varnost, kar ima več multiplikativnih učinkov, tudi ekonomske. Obramba je danes veliko cenejša, kot bi bila sicer. Slovenija je po 15 letih članstva v Natu še vedno razpeta med mirovnim idealizmom in realizmom, ki zgodovinsko izraža, da potrebuje zaveznike. Obrambni sistem je treba prenoviti, preoblikovati in povezati v celoto ter uresničiti to, kar je bilo že večkrat ugotovljeno. Politične elite pa morajo te izzive prepoznati, voditi in usmerjatiTEXTznanstveno časopisjejournalsSlovenian National E-content AggregatorNational and University Library of SloveniaMinistrstvo za obrambo RS