| Language: | English | Abstract: | Strategic national interests of the state are realized through the process of foreign policy. In pursuing its own foreign policy interests and goals, it is necessary to deal with the interests and goals of other countries, where the Slovenian Armed Forces (SAF) also play a role. Of course, we are not talking about a military force, but about how the Slovenian Armed Forces can help to promote the interests of the state in the international community. One of the options are international operations and missions (IOMs). The IOM are primarily about ensuring security outside of the country, which is even more important during present environment due to modern communications and, above all, migration around the world. Participation in the IOMs strengthens the reputation, improves the international image, position and credibility of the Republic of Slovenia. Another possibility for the Slovenian Armed Forces to participate in securing foreign policy interests and goals is diplomacy, which is a foreign policy tool. With the membership of Slovenia in various international organizations, especially with the largest (UN, NATO, EU, OSCE) the state became aware that the work of Slovenian representations in these organizations will be curtailed without military experts and diplomats, since civilian experts and diplomats cannot cope with all those challenges, which are related to the military profession. In the international community, participation in the IOMs is no longer seen only through security and reputation, but there are more and more opportunities for realizing the economic interests of the country in the areas where the armies of individual states operate within the framework of the IOMs. We will examine the economic exchange (export-import) with the countries where SAF had participated in the past and where the Republic of Slovenia still participates in the IOMs with the Slovenian Armed Forces. | Keywords: | foreign policy interests and objectives, international operations and missions (IOM), diplomacy, economic exchange |
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