Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. MC/2017: 93-100
The Future of Military Cooperation in Central EuropeNonreviewed - Other
comprehensive cooperation within reliable security partnerships. Thus, regional tailored military cooperation has gained more importance than ever before in order to tackle various threats and challenges and to strengthen crisis management capabilities. Therefore, Austria launched the Central European Defence Cooperation (CEDC) in 2010 to foster regional security cooperation and to promote modernisation of military resources. Two years later, Austria co-founded the EU Mountain Training Initiative, which closely coordinates training and education with the NATO Mountain Warfare Centre of Excellence in Slovenia. This paper aims at analysing and discussing current initiatives and possible ways of improving Central European security cooperation between NATO member states and Austria.
Keywords: Central European Defence Cooperation; Mountain Training Initiative; Hybrid Warfare; Cyber Threats; Crisis Management
Published: October 15, 2017 Show citation
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