SHAPING THE NATIONAL CRISIS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA

This paper is a case study of how Slovenia as a member state of EU and NATO adapted to the complex security environment. During its war for independence an effective and comprehensive crisis management system was established, however many key lessons were later forgotten due to the fierce interministerial competition (1991-1994). The 9-11 created conditions for a second wave of reforms directed to improve horizontal interagency cooperation in crisis management. This paper explains some of the reforms and activities that could potentially be a role model for other similar states. However, the paper concludes that Slovenia is still far from the optimal horizontal and interagency crisis management system.