Macedonia: Internal Security Challenges – A Mismatch in the Macedonian Defence Institutions
It is no longer a question of whether we need a defense reform, but rather, who can do it? The Macedonian Government for years has been practicing a so-called functional separation of executive positions among political coalitional partners in the Ministry of Defense and “political intervention” in...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Faculty of Philosophy, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje
2015-06-01
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| Series: | Bezbednosni Dijalozi |
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| Online Access: | http://periodica.fzf.ukim.edu.mk/sd/SD%2006.1%20(2015)/SD%2006.1.09%20Kuzmanovski,%20S.%20-%20Macedonia%20Internal%20Security%20Challenges%20%E2%80%93%20A%20Mismatch%20in%20the.pdf |
| Summary: | It is no longer a question of whether we need a defense reform, but rather, who
can do it? The Macedonian Government for years has been practicing a so-called functional separation of executive positions among political coalitional partners in the Ministry of Defense and “political intervention” in the army, which brought a period of low cohabitation, and thus dysfunction and low efficiency. The current structure of the defense system in itself is a challenge, if not a risk and threat. Functional degradation of the defense system, i.e. the continuous loss of functional logic and justification, is evident. Therefore, it may be pointless in the new social conditions to repeat repeatedly Buzan’s Defense - Security Dilemma or to compare which security threats – external or
internal – is more important and influential for a sustainable defense - security system. |
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| ISSN: | 1857-7172 1857-8055 |