NATO AND EU MARITIME MILITARY POLICY: NATO AND EU MARITIME MILITARY POLICY

Mariela  Antonova; Emine  Karatash

doi:10.46687/jsar.v28i1.432

Authors

Mariela Antonova DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION, QUALIFICATION, AND LIFELONG LEARNING, KONSTANTIN PRESLAVSKY UNIVERSITY OF SHUMEN, E-MAIL: m.l.ivanova@shu.bg
Emine Karatash DEPARTMENTS ALGEBRA AND GEOMETRY, FACULTY OF MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE, KONSTANTIN PRESLAVSKY UNIVERSITY OF SHUMEN, E-MAIL: e.karatash@shu.bg

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46687/jsar.v28i1.432

Keywords:

Naval policy, Strategic defense, Collective security, Maritime strategy, Maritime stability, International defense

Abstract

This article examines the strategic directions, institutional mechanisms and operational initiatives of the maritime military policy of NATO and the European Union (EU). It analyses the role of the two alliances in ensuring maritime security, protecting trade routes and countering new threats such as piracy, illegal migration and hybrid operations. It presents a comparative study of the concepts, naval capabilities and joint missions of NATO and the EU in the maritime environment.

Author Biographies

Mariela Antonova, DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION, QUALIFICATION, AND LIFELONG LEARNING, KONSTANTIN PRESLAVSKY UNIVERSITY OF SHUMEN, E-MAIL: m.l.ivanova@shu.bg

DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION, QUALIFICATION, AND LIFELONG LEARNING, KONSTANTIN PRESLAVSKY UNIVERSITY OF SHUMEN, E-MAIL: m.l.ivanova@shu.bg

Emine Karatash, DEPARTMENTS ALGEBRA AND GEOMETRY, FACULTY OF MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE, KONSTANTIN PRESLAVSKY UNIVERSITY OF SHUMEN, E-MAIL: e.karatash@shu.bg

DEPARTMENTS ALGEBRA AND GEOMETRY, FACULTY OF MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE, KONSTANTIN PRESLAVSKY UNIVERSITY OF SHUMEN, E-MAIL: e.karatash@shu.bg

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