David Michaels,
Toronto
2007-Nov-8
Croatian foreign policy: priorities,
challenges, and trajectories.
Predavac:
Marijan
Gubic, Minister, Croatian embassy to Washington, DC.
Minister Gubic spoke to a small
audience at University of Toronto's Faculty Club about the benefits and
the cost of Croatia joining NATO and Croatia's prospects of joining the
EU.
In summary:
NATO
- Croatia will not need to maintain a large military.
- Croatia will eliminate conscription.
- The initial cost of joining NATO will be 1.6% of
Croatia's annual GDP.
- In the future, Croatia will have to spend 2% of its
annual GDP on NATO activities.
- Croatia will be required to go to the rescue of any
NATO member being invaded.
- Croatia will be able to refuse or limit troop
deployment on any other NATO mission.
- Croatia has been maintaining about 200 troops in
Afghanistan on a rotating basis and our troops have all come home alive.
- Croatia will likely be the 28th country to join the
EU.
- Public support in Croatia increasingly supports
joining the EU
- Croatia's answers to the EU questionaire are
available online
http://www.sabor.hr/Default.aspx?sec=385
Abstract:
The primary contours of
Croatian foreign policy by addressing the key dimensions of political,
economic, and security challenges. Croatia faces integration
opportunities in EuroAtlantic institutions, namely the European Union
and NATO. The paper also addresses the trajectory of Croatia's foreign
policy and the impact on it's international reputation and conditions
at home.
 Marijan Gubic, on the front right
About the
Speaker
Marijan Gubic, is the
Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) with the rank of Minister at the Embassy
of Croatia to the United States. He has previously held positions in
communications and marketing with the World Bank and
PricewaterhouseCoopers. He has also served as assistant presidential
adviser for international public affairs. Mr. Gubic holds degrees in
laws, political science, and a masters in international affairs from
Monash University, Melbourne Australia.
Predavanje
ce biti na engleskom.
Postovani kolege,
umjesto planiranog predavanja "Nova Hrvatska Drama" u slijedeci petak
2.11. 2007. u 20 sati u Faculty Club-u odrzati ce se predavanje:
Srdacan
pozdrav,
Nikola
Demarin
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