Search results

1

Defence diplomacy – an important tool for the implementation of foreign policy and security of the state

100%

Drab L.

Security and Defence Quarterly

|

2018

|

vol. 20

|

issue 3

57-71

EN

“Defence diplomacy” is a relatively new term, created in response to post-Cold War needs to name new tasks and international functions completed by the armed forces and the leadership of the Ministries of National Defence. However, it should not be understood as a kind of traditional “military plus diplomacy”. The lack of a universally recognised definition of “defence diplomacy” means that states try to adapt its content to the needs of their own security policy. In Poland, the term “defence diplomacy” appears in journalism, but there is no precise reference to it in the documents concerning foreign and security policy. The main goal of defence diplomacy is the co-formation and implementation of the state security policy, and its task - to create stable, long-term international relations in the field of defence. Conceptualisation of the concept is a starting point for understanding its role as one of the most important instruments of foreign policy and the security of contemporary states.

2

Military Diplomacy and Its Present Functions

88%

Pajtinka E.

Security Dimensions: International & National Studies

|

2016

|

vol. 20(20)

179-194

EN

Military diplomacy can be defined as a set of activities carried out mainly by the representatives of the defence department, as well as other state institutions, aimed at pursuing the foreign policy interests of the state in the field of security and defence policy, and whose actions are based on the use of negotiations and other diplomatic instruments. This meaning differs military diplomacy from some other related phenomena such as gunboat diplomacy or coercive diplomacy. Military diplomacy as such performs several basic functions, which include the following: 1. Gathering and analysing of information on the armed forces and the security situation in the receiving state, 2. Promotion of cooperation, communication and mutual relations between the armed forces of the sending and the receiving state, 3. Organization of working visits of representatives of the defence authorities and of peaceful stay of the military units of the sending state in the receiving state, 4. Support of business contracts with arms and military equipment between the sending and the receiving state, and 5. Representation of the sending state and its armed forces at official ceremonies and other events in the receiving state.

3

Znaczenie ataszatów wojskowych we współczesnej polityce zagranicznej Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej

51%

mularczyk k.

Rocznik Bezpieczeństwa Międzynarodowego

|

2017

|

vol. 11

|

issue 1

148-173

EN

The aim of the article is to define the role of defence (military) attachés’ offices in contemporary Polish foreign policy in the field of defence and security of the state. In the introduction, the legal bases (international and national), principles and structure of military diplomatic missions were presented. The defence attaché stands “on the front line” representing their country abroad and is responsible for bilateral cooperation between states. It is difficult to become one, because competences, high qualifications and the knowledge of foreign languages are important. In order to understand the specifics of the tasks and functions of “diplomats in uniforms” the author conducted interviews with people directly engaged in the creation of military diplomacy of the Republic of Poland. This is a developing field of diplomacy, and its role is to provide political decision-makers with comprehensive knowledge of the attaché’s place of residence - from military, through political, economic, social, to cultural and media aspects - which can influence the shape of the state security.

PL

Celem artykułu jest określenie roli ataszatów obrony (wojskowych) we współczesnej polityce zagranicznej Polski w zakresie obronności i bezpieczeństwa państwa. Na wstępie zostały przedstawione podstawy prawne (międzynarodowe i krajowe), zasady oraz struktura działalności wojskowych placówek dyplomatycznych. Attaché obrony stoi „na pierwej linii frontu”, reprezentując swój kraj za granicą i odpowiada za współpracę dwustronną między państwami. Nie jest łatwo nim zostać, liczą się kompetencje, wysokie kwalifikacje oraz znajomość języków obcych. Chcąc rozumieć specyfikę zadań i funkcji „dyplomatów w mundurach”, autorka przeprowadziła wywiady z osobami bezpośrednio zaangażowanymi w tworzenie dyplomacji wojskowej RP. Jest to rozwijająca się dziedzina dyplomacji, a jej rola polega na dostarczaniu decydentom politycznym wszechstronnej wiedzy z miejsca pobytu attaché o wszystkich aspektach – od militarnego, poprzez polityczny, ekonomiczny, społeczny, aż po kulturalny i medialny – mogących wpływać na kształt bezpieczeństwa państwa.

Refine search results

1 Rocznik Bezpieczeństwa Międzynarodowego

1 Security Dimensions: International & National Studies

1 Security and Defence Quarterly

1 Drab L.

1 Pajtinka E.

1 mularczyk k.

1 2018

1 2017

1 2016

Defence diplomacy – an important tool for the implementation of foreign policy and security of the state

Military Diplomacy and Its Present Functions

Znaczenie ataszatów wojskowych we współczesnej polityce zagranicznej Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej