Shaping the Future - A New Profile of the Albanian Military Officer

摘要

Post-Cold War political, economic, military, demographic, environmental and technological developments have significantly influenced the global, regional and national security environment. The start of the new century finds a globalized but unpredictable and fragmented world, one in which inter-and intra-national conflicts, oppression, terrorism and poverty co-exist with peace, democracy, stability, and prosperity. The Albanian Document of National Military Strategy (ADNMS) correctly states: nowhere are these conditions more evident than in the geopolitical arena in which the Republic of Albania finds itself, sitting immediately astride the crossroads of eastern and western civilization and culture in the Balkan Peninsula. Such challenges require senior military leaders that are prepared to protect and advance Albanian interests in the new security environment. This paper defines the characteristics of such a senior officer corps and proposes an educational strategy for developing them.