The indicators in this subfield focus mainly on Romania’s defence potential, defence expenditure, capacity to face conflicts and participate, as a NATO and EU Member State, in international missions for maintaining peace and stability in various regions of the world. In this context, the potential of Romania’s defence industry is relevant, as an important element in evaluating the capabilities for sustaining long-term efforts. Because data from internal sources are lacking, the main data source for this subfield is NATO’s website, which is based on official national reports, Romania included. A further trustworthy source is the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). The analysis of the data shows that defence expenditure has increased in most states, the largest funds being invested in new technologies, while the number of combat military personnel has decreased. [read more]
To have a comprehensive view on the factors that influence the defence policy, various correlations can be made between indicators in the field of National security and other fields. For instance, when analysing defence expenditure relative to GDP, one can notice that it does not follow the general development lines (increase/decrease), but is rather an answer to a state of security/insecurity at global, and especially regional level. An example of interdisciplinary analysis is represented by defence expenditure per capita. While the government expenditure for defence indicates political decision and will, expenditure per capita represents an answer that reflects economy’s real potential to support the national defence effort. The defence expenditure relative to GDP (over 2%) is higher in Romania than in the Czech Republic, Bulgaria or Hungary, but the defence expenditure per capita is lower than in the Czech Republic or Hungary.
National defence is always correlated with indicators that describe states of stability or conflict at global/regional scale, a situation that can be analysed through the Global Peace Index, and the Global Terrorism Index, respectively. For an adequate image of this subfield, it is necessary to conduct a complex analysis of correlated indicators in the field of security.
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