Defence policy
From Wales to Warsaw and Beyond: NATO’s Strategic Adaptation to the Russian Resurgence on Europe’s Eastern Flank
NATO’s Strategic Adaptation to Russia's Resurgence — Downloaded 740 timesA Changing Security Paradigm. New Roles for New Actors – The Russian Approach
Introduction
In 2014, the Russian Federation conducted two separate phases of operations in Ukraine. Despite substantial differences in the objectives of and methods used within the operations, it is worth noting that their natures have much in common. Both operations were planned and conducted in accordance with the doctrine followed by Gerasimov and on the basis of the concept hybrid warfare.
New Roles for New Actors, Russian Approach — Downloaded 851 timesSerbian Security Perceptions: Motivations to Serve
Serbia: Motivations to Serve in the Active Reserve — Downloaded 1839 timesPart 3: The Integrated Defence Institution at Strategic Level
def_pol_integrated_defence_institution_strategic_level.pdf — Downloaded 2210 timesPart 2: Force Structure 2018
def_pol_force_structure.pdf — Downloaded 2790 timesPart 1: Rationalizing the Transformation of Defence
def_pol_rationalizing_defence_transformation.pdf — Downloaded 2580 timesScenario and ambitions for managing a trans-border political-military crisis: Implications for Bulgaria’s Defence Policy
views_030.pdf — Downloaded 2329 timesRapid Reaction Capability of the European Union: Taking that Last Big Step
The formation of an Army of Europe has been discussed almost since the end of World War II, but has yet to be realized. After reading through the numerous and varied proposals over the past sixty years, the observer invariably arrives at the conclusion that all concerned parties agree: the European Union (EU) should have its own military. The Union today, taken as a whole, is an economic and cultural superpower.
13.4.01_mccray.pdf — Downloaded 2194 timesBudgeting for capabilities
This lecture presents defence budgets and budgeting from the point of view of (potentially to be) delivered defence capabilities.
Currently, lecture materials are in Bulgarian. Some of the key references are in English and openly accessible on this website.
Managing Change in Complex Organizations. The Challenges of Transformation
The lecture informs on the main approaches, principles, and phases of change management, the implementation of respective plans under the impact of social and cultural factors. It discusses the waves of thinking on change in defence after the Cold war, with focus on defence transformation, smart defence, and the concept of Intelligent Complex Adaptive Systems.