Jezik: | Angleški jezik | Opis: | Throughout the history of humankind, the sea has always enabled development, as a link between civilizations and cultures, which is based on trade and the search for new markets, thereby paralleling the spread of culture, science and the development of humanity. Today, more than 90 % of international trade takes place by sea, so we can talk about shipping as a synonym for globalization. Maritime safety is a very broad concept, which has many definitions and interpretations, but they often differ greatly from one another, mainly due to the environment and purpose of use. One of the definitions states that maritime safety is a combination of preventive measures and actions aimed at protecting the maritime domain from threats and intentional unlawful acts. The Resolution on the National Security Strategy of the Republic of Slovenia as a permanent vital interest of the Republic of Slovenia indicates the preservation of the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the state. This goal also significantly touches the sea, as the territorial sea and internal sea waters belong to the national territory of the Republic of Slovenia, and their defense is one of the basic tasks of the Slovenian Armed Forces (SAF). The defense strategy of the Republic of Slovenia defines the functioning of the defense pillar of national security and expresses four areas of interest and five objectives for ensuring the defense of the Republic of Slovenia. The maritime branch of SAF, expressed mainly through the naval unit, the 430th Naval Division, was originally formed around the need to provide defense capabilities for the defense of the national waters and the port of Koper as a strategic object of national importance. Twenty-five years of the development of the maritime branch was significantly marked after entering to the Euro-Atlantic connections, by the intensified development of capacity in terms of connectivity to operate in the international environment, while acknowledging that defense of the country is the primary task of the SAF. Today, the maritime branch is a part of the SAF, which is internationally interconnected and contributes to international maritime safety through its activities in the international environment, and indirectly this guarantees the national security of the Republic of Slovenia as one of the foundations for the functioning of the state. Further development of the maritime branch is warranty that the SAF will also provide the implementation of the Defense Strategy of the Republic of Slovenia at sea and thus the functioning of the national security system. | Ključne besede: | maritime, national security, maritime security, Defense strategy of Republic of Slovenia, maritime branch |
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