Uvodnik: Vojna V Ukrajini

Editorial: The War in Ukraine

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Military Intelligence is one of key factors that is needed for successful warfighting on all levels. It is even more important in modern complex and rapidly changing environment. Lessons learned from War in Ukraine show that timely and accurate intelligence preparation is key to achieve battlefield dominance, especially if ratio of fighting forces is fundamentally unequal. This article presents significance of military intelligence and offer insight in some foreign defense systems/ armed forces military intelligence structures in order to improve military intelligence structure in defense system of Republic of Slovenia.
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Military Intelligence - A View Into the Future in the Light of the War in Ukraine

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With the ongoing Russian military operations against Ukraine, reviewing the impact of the military forces’ activities on the environment is crucial. The topic is relevant not only because the devastation is immeasurable, but also because all the data proves that wars have effects that accelerate climate change. In this paper we review some of the environmental issues arising from Russian aggression, and we also refer to the effects of previous military conflicts of this kind. We deal with the pollution caused by war and the relationship between war and water. We touch on the destruction of some aspects of infrastructure (cultural goods, energy, health, transport) and its consequences.
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The Effects of Armed Conflicts on the Environment

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The paper examines Russia’s strategic culture and its behaviour in Russia Ukraine conflict between February 2014 and February 2023. It identifies and examines traditional elements of Russian strategic culture, such as territorial expansionism, a tendency towards offensive military action, the perception of the use of military force as an appropriate means to achieve political goals, a paranoid threat perception - the image of the besieged fortress and distrust of the West, fear of coloured revolutions, and the idea of Russia’s greatness and pursuit of international great power status. As the article shows, traditional elements of Russian strategic culture are reflected in and explain Russian Federation’s behaviour in the Russia Ukraine conflict. This pattern confirms the continuity within Russian strategic culture, as its traditional elements are still present and define the contemporary strategic culture of the Russian Federation.
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Strategic Culture and the Russian Federation’s Engagement in the Russia-Ukraine Conflict

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Today’s conflict of interests can be traced back to the Cold War. The present article reviews the past and current situation in Europe’s energy crisis from the start of the Russia-Ukraine war to its first anniversary. Since the US had the capability to export energy to its allies in Europe, they were able to use this opportunity to create a distance between themselves and Moscow in energy issues. The US has outrun Russia in the oil export race in recent years, and to counter this competitive threat, Russia had to act. Different narratives appeared in media reports on energy issues after the invasion of Ukraine, and policy makers often made confusing statements.
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Social Engineering in Europe’s Energy Crisis?

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Review: On the Role of the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission Minurso

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