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Ms. Mihaela MATEI, Director, Strategic Affairs Directorate &

TRANSFORMATION OF THE ROMANIAN ARMED FORCES IN THE POST 9/11 ENVIRONMENT: NEW PRINCIPLES, NEW MISSIONS, NEW CAPABILITIES FOR A NEW NATO. Ms. Mihaela MATEI, Director, Strategic Affairs Directorate & Mr. George Vlad NICULESCU, Deputy Director,

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Ms. Mihaela MATEI, Director, Strategic Affairs Directorate &

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  1. TRANSFORMATION OF THE ROMANIAN ARMED FORCES IN THE POST 9/11 ENVIRONMENT:NEW PRINCIPLES, NEW MISSIONS, NEW CAPABILITIES FOR A NEW NATO Ms. Mihaela MATEI, Director, Strategic Affairs Directorate & Mr. George Vlad NICULESCU, Deputy Director, Euro-Atlantic Integration and International Military Relations Directorate, MOND, ROMANIA

  2. OVERVIEW • THE NEW STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENT • NEW PRINCIPLES FOR REFORM • NEW MISSIONS FOR ROAF • NEW MILITARY CAPABILITIES • WIDER ROAF REFORM • CONCLUSIONS

  3. THE NEW STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENT • New threats to global security • 9/11 - an attempt to change the ideological balance of power • Tackling global terrorism is more than a matter of police or domestic security • A new role of the armed forces: defending values and people

  4. NEW PRINCIPLES FOR REFORM • Terrorism countered where it arises • No geographical limits to military operations • Rapid reaction and flexibility • Sustain forces in distant places

  5. NEW MISSIONS FOR ROAF • 2002 ministerial guidance providing new tasks for ROAF • Shift from deterrence and territorial forces to preparing expeditionary forces • Defend Euro-Atlantic values by force projection • Participation in Reconstruction Teams • New missions ranging from warfare to stabilization and reconstruction

  6. NEW MILITARY CAPABILITIES • More integrated approach to acting in the theaters • Infrastructure is key for allies’ force projection to the Balkans, Afghanistan and Iraq • Extended capability for surveillance of NATO air space

  7. NEW MILITARY CAPABILITIES (cont.) • Force projection – develop national airlift capabilities and contribute at NATO air- and sea-lift projects • Protection of deployed forces: UAV’s, electronic warfare, intelligence cells, NBC assets • Sustainable forces • Lessons learned type of knowledge management

  8. WIDER ROAF REFORM • Fully professional armed forces in 2007 • Review legislation to enable rapid deployment • Downsizing the personnel: from 300,000 in 1990 to 90,000 (military + civilian) in 2007 • Improve force mobility and training • Build deployable and sustainable forces at the expense of territorial forces • Enhance NCO’s corps • Long term defense planning

  9. CONCLUSIONS • Shaping military reform in line with NATO transformation and with EU efforts to build ESDP • Romania is a reliable ally able to contribute to the whole range of NATO missions • ROAF define their niche function in countering asymmetric threats (including terrorism) • New vision about RO strategic interests and defense policy tailored accordingly

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