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| THE ROMANIAN ARMY AND ITS SECURITY STRATEGY 19/05/2008 |
| (2008-05-19) |
| Last updated: 2008-05-20 18:23 EET |
Though member of the EU and NATO, Romania still needs its own military strategy. This would be the main conclusion of the interview that Romanian Defence Minister Teodor Melescanu gave the Mediafax News Agency last week.
Apparently, the status of member of a multi-national alliance such as NATO would place a question mark on a country’s need to have its own military strategy. In the event of a war, how could Romania ignore its military partners which it joined in 2004 when it became a NATO member? Defence Minister Teodor Melescanu says a significant part of Romania’s national strategy derives from the commitments it has made as a NATO and EU member.
There are, however, at least two chapters that must be developed at national level. The first regards the vision based on which Romania will ensure defence and security until the mechanisms provided by the two organisations are rendered operational. The second chapter regards concrete measures of implementation of the obligations taken within NATO, with the goal of facing challenges and threats posed by terrorism, drug, human and armament trafficking. In the same interview, Melescanu pointed out, both the President and Parliament have delayed the passing of the National Security Strategy, which places the Defence Ministry in a difficult position.
Without a strategy, the ministry uses as a guide the Defence Planning Directive, especially when building its military structures and capabilities. According to Teodor Melescanu, in the following 5 to 8 years, Romania will need 13 billion Euros to purchase multi-role aircraft, fighter vehicles and ships. From a political point of view, this is related to the duty to purchase armament from the allied countries, while still keeping the balance between the Trans-Atlantic and the European providers.
As for the Romanian presence in international theatres of operation, Melescanu reiterated Romania’s commitment to supplementing its troops in Afghanistan by 150. All in all, Romania has 650 military in Afghanistan, 500 in Iraq and 200 in Kosovo and Bosnia. In the future, the Defence Minister said, “we want these military to get more involved in missions aimed at consolidating democracy and boosting the economies of the countries in which they operate, as this is the best way to ensure stability”.
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