Becoming a good ally: Slovak defence planning since independence

Michal Onderco

doi:10.4324/9781003398158-11

Becoming a good ally: Slovak defence planning since independence

Michal Onderco^*

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Joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has been a key foreign policy goal for Slovakia since independence. An enormous amount of political capital has been invested in this goal since the early 1990s. Relatedly, the Slovak armed forces underwent a fundamental transformation, which was however limited by the budgetary constraints and path dependencies created by decades of communist military planning. In this chapter, the author tracks defence planning in Slovakia since independence, focusing on which key military challenges were identified, what capabilities were chosen to address them (and why) and how the inclusion in NATO affected the definition of these key military challenges.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Defence Planning for Small and Middle Powers
Subtitle of host publication	Rethinking Force Development in an Age of Disruption
Editors	Tim Sweijs, Saskia Saskia van Genugten, Frans Osinga
Place of Publication	London
Publisher	Taylor and Francis AS
Chapter	11
Pages	203-220
Number of pages	18
Edition	1
ISBN (Electronic)	9781040098561
ISBN (Print)	9781032503561
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003398158-11
Publication status	Published - 1 Aug 2024

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© 2025 selection and editorial matter, Tim Sweijs, Saskia van Genugten and Frans Osinga; individual chapters, the contributors.

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Becoming a good ally: Slovak defence planning since independence. / Onderco, Michal.
Defence Planning for Small and Middle Powers: Rethinking Force Development in an Age of Disruption. ed. / Tim Sweijs; Saskia Saskia van Genugten; Frans Osinga. 1. ed. London: Taylor and Francis AS, 2024. p. 203-220.

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