DEFENCE SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT IN A ‘FROZEN CONFLICT’ CONDITION: CASE STUDY OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA

Safeguarding the security of the state and society is the meaning and reason for the national security system’s existence and its functioning. How security will be achieved depends on the organisation of the state security system, which is determined by the level of vulnerability of proclaimed national values. Since the ‘frozen conflict’ represents a latent and permanent threat to the security of state and the identity of society, the national security system adapts to the dynamics of the security environment by revising its defence capabilities. Reconsideration of the readiness for defence is most often manifested through an increase in military potential, which can generate a security dilemma problem and threaten regional stability. Due to the escalation of violence on the Eurasian continent and the security situation in the Western Balkans region, this study critically examines the need for the development of a defence system in the case of the Republic of Serbia. The purpose of the research paper is to encourage reflection on the implications of the independent state’s concept for international peace and security. Is the solution that brought peace to Europe nearly four centuries ago a source of nowadays conflicts?