In the assessment of Serbia’s security within the Balkan geopolitical node, it is important to analyze the position of foreign political centers of power and their geopolitical partners in the region, as well as the relations with other geopolitical nodes (Caucasus, Middle East) or key zones (Bosphorus, Dardanelles, Suez). Usually, power centers such as the US, NATO, EU, Russia and others demonstrate their inclination to protect the interests of a particular ethnic group, religious inclination, or state. The relations between Eurasia (Russia) and Orthodox Serbia, as well as between Mitteleurope (Germany, Austria) and Catholic Croatia can serve as examples from history. From the specific European, Eurasian and global centers of geopolitical power, the Balkans are viewed in terms of a very specific geopolitical interest.In such a sensitive environment, the Republic of Serbia seeks to find a balanced relationship both with the great powers and with the states and peoples in the immediate environment. Balancing military neutrality, threading the path to European integration, and turning to Russia and Eurasian allies, all raise a number of issues in the area of security and stable political positioning on the contemporary world stage.
Универзитет одбране у Београду, Војна академија итални одбрамбени интереси Републике Србије изражени су кроз активности очувања суверенитета, независности и тери-торијалног интегритета и заштите њених грађана, изградње повере-ња, унапређење безбедности и стабилности у региону, као и кроз уна-пређење сарадње и партнерства са међународним безбедносним организацијама и институцијама.С обзиром на то да су субјекти одбране дефинисани стратешким документима државе, законским и подзаконским актима, предмет рада усмерен је ка субјектима одбране и њиховој међусобној координацији. Према томе, циљ рада јесте да се, по питању планирања и реализације послова одбране, укаже на одређене проблеме у области институционалних капацитета којима тренутно располаже јавни сектор. Кључне речи: одбрана, организација, подела надлежности, јавни секторУвод итални одбрамбени интереси Републике Србије испољавају се кроз активности очувања суверенитета, независности и територијалног интегри-тета и заштите њених грађана, изградње поверења, унапређење безбедности и стабилности у региону и кроз унапређење сарадње и партнерства са међународ-ним безбедносним организацијама и институцијама демократских држава. Сходно томе, Република Србија ствара услове за развој ефикасног система одбране уз одржавање мира и повољног безбедносног окружења. Један од битних предуслова за остварење постављених стратешких циљева јесте и трансформација система одбране у модеран, ефикасан и међународно интероперабилан систем.Имајући у виду значај целокупног концепта одбране наше земље и бројне фак-торе који утичу на доследно спровођење стратешких, законодавних и планских ака-та у тој области, у тексту који следи указује се на најважнија питања у области функционисања и развоја система одбране.Да би се добили потребни одговори на садашње и будуће безбедносне изазове, ризике и претње потребно је у сваком тренутку обезбедити широк спектар одбрамбе-них способности, како војног, тако и цивилног сектора ради реализације најважнијих одбрамбених циљева који су у стратешким документима дефинисани као: 1) изградња кредибилних одбрамбених способности; 2) развијање интероперабилних способности В В УДК: 355.02(497.11)
The paper presents the experiences of Serbia and selected European Union countries in the field of professional development of civil servants as one of the most important factors in the reform processes of professionalisation and depolitization of the public sector. The performed comparison showed that the professional development of public servants in the observed countries has certain similarities, but also differences.Similarities relate firstly to the already established general consent to the treatment of this area as an important development factor for each state, then in the organization of management of professional development, as well as the technology of that performance with the accompanying evaluations. It was noted that the professional development of civil servants in the Republic of Serbia is still not being given the necessary attention in higher education, while significant improvements have been made in terms of improving the form of professional development through training and seminars.As for the technology of the observed professional development, it is in Serbia in the stage of constitution, and the expectations are that the latest amendments to the laws will improve this area. The significance of this contribution should be achieved through the work of the National Academy of Public Administration, as newly established centralized institutions entrusted with all expert and related executive and other state administration tasks related to the preparation, organization, monitoring and evaluation of the program of professional development of employees in public administration.
The global drug control system, enshrined by the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961, the Convention on Psychotropic Substances of. 1971, and the United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances of 1988. The UN body mandated to monitor the implementation of the Conventions, the International Narcotics Control Board, and the various control mechanisms prescribed by the Conventions provide a robust control system for the licit trade, production and manufacture of drugs. With the development of new psychoactive substances (NPS), in particular non-scheduled synthetic opioids such as fentanyl and its analogues, create new risks and dangers to the general public, as well as to the front-line officers most directly exposed to them in the drug supply chain. Author's of this paper wishes is to present to the general public the organization and operation of the International Narcotics Control Board and the various control mechanisms prescribed by the said conventions.Also, as mass drug use and drug offenses impair the security of each country, this problem is of global importance. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to present this problem in the right way, but also to show the unity of humanity in the fight against this problem. At the same time, this paper contains several recommendations that are current for every country in the world and for the Republic of Serbia.
Security is one of the most common terms in the modern world. This statement is supported by the fact that the term security is used in a wide range of areas. The subject of this paper is national security and the challenges, risks and threats to that security in contemporary international relations. The purpose of the work is twofold. First, to show the diversity of theoretical understanding of the term challenge, risk and threat by various authors. On the other hand, the overriding goal is to analyze the relationship to the challenges, risks and threats in different countries. When it comes to national security, challenges, risks and threats, most often, are identified in a document called the national security strategy. This document, as one of the highest in the hierarchy of political acts of every state, when it comes to security, is passed by almost all modern states of the world. The analysis of numerous national security strategies has revealed that it is possible to identify: 1) the challenges, risks and threats that appear in all strategies, 2) the challenges, risks and threats of security that appear in most strategies, and 3) the challenges, risks and threats of security which are country specific.
Given the large economic and political importance of local social communities (ie local self-governments - municipalities and cities), each country has always taken particular care with their work and development. Local development, with its most delicate and leading role in planning, has a prominent place in this. However, the acceleration of the democratization of society in recent decades, caused by the progressive spread of science and technology with the accompanying increase in the education of the largest number of people, has not been seriously addressed, and therefore the current development of local development planning theory is overwhelmingly unsatisfactory. This is especially true of the lack of orderliness of the area of local development planning, as a basic factor in this, which hinders local development throughout the current world planning. It is for these reasons that the study of local planning systems in the world has been chosen as the subject of this paper, with the aim of contributing to the enrichment of that theory and raising the level of efficiency of that type of planning.
Resolving the issue of missing persons in the former SFRY, including cases of disappearances and abductions in Kosovo and Metohia, is an important humanitarian and political issue. The process of reconciliation is based on the building of multiethnic societies democracy, the rule of law and tolerance in the region largely depend on solving this complex problem. At the same time, it is the obligation of the competent authorities towards the families of missing persons who have the right to know the truth about the fate of their loved ones. As the solution of the problem of missing persons should be approached primarily as humanitarian law, it was noticed that from the very beginning of this process there is a high degree of politicization. Although the need to find out the truth about the fate of persons who disappeared during the armed conflicts is expressed primarily among their family members, and then sporadically appears on the agenda of meetings of statesmen in the region, in reality there are real obstacles to the search for missing persons. These obstacles range from insufficient capacity of state bodies involved in the search for missing persons, insufficient financial resources, to a lack of political will to improve regional cooperation and a determination to make the search for missing persons more efficient. As a consequence of the described situation, it is evident that the process is slowing down and giving priority to activities on the ethnic rather than humanitarian principle, which would enable this problem to be solved to approximately the same scope and dynamics in the entire region. Also, an insufficient degree of cooperation and openness in the exchange of information between participants in the process and cooperation for the necessary planning and synchronization of activities and the most precise determination of the dynamics in the process of exhumations and identifications in the region was noticed. Therefore, the denial of information on abductees and missing persons was characterized as a gross violation of the human rights of their family members. On the other hand, there remains an obligation that all perpetrators of crimes such as kidnappings and other acts of violence against civilians must be brought to justice in accordance with international norms and applicable domestic law. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to show the importance of consistent application of international legal frameworks in the protection of the rights of missing persons and their families, with special reference to the relationship between international and national legal framework for clarifying the fate of missing persons.
Human resources management in the public administration of the Republic of Serbia is a combined model of good practices from the European administrative area and the remaining stereotypes from pre-transition period. Introduction of the public servant system with all features of contemporary public servant related legislation was a necessity that accompanied overall reform of the public administration in Serbia. The process of introducing human resources management function in the Serbian public administration has been encumbered with application of two different legal models that define the status of public servants: public servant related legislation is applied to employees in executive branches of the central government (ministries, government departments and offices), and the status of employees in city and municipal administrations is stipulated in obsolete laws, adopted over 20 years ago. It should be noted that employees in public sector are still prone to old habits in their work, which altogether reduces successful reforms in this area. This paper provides a description of the current state of affairs and opens certain questions: whether the modern human resources (HR) management in Serbia’s public sector is understood and accepted in the right way; and whether it is possible, by means of applying specific methods, to strengthen awareness of public employees concerning their actual position and responsibility to establish a new public administration, adjusted to the citizens’ needs, requirements and expectations. Relying on a decade-long personal engagement in this field, the author analyzes the current circumstances and provides critical remarks and recommendations.
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