SMALL STATES AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR EXTERNAL SECURITY AND DEFENSE POLICY FROM THE ASPECT OF SECURITY MANAGEMENT

Abstract

Foreign security and defense policy is an interdependent component of security
management. According to the neo-classical definition of security management in the
field of external security-defense policy, it includes a series of practices, strategies and
principles aimed at protecting assets, information and resources from various threats
and risks through the development of civil and military skills. From the perspective of
the realist theory, the nature of the international structure is defined by its organizing
principle, that is, the balance and distribution of power between states and international
institutions. Hence, the question arises as to what is the position and role of small states
in the international system in terms of security management, from where the main hypothesis
of this paper derives, which highlights the need for appropriate management of
security trends, both at the national level and in wider international context.
Through the application of an inductive method of qualitative analysis of primary
and secondary sources, comparative presentation of combined data and identification
of causal influences, the role of the mechanisms that have the most potential to achieve
an optimal outcome in the positioning of small states with limited political influence and
a low security share is highlighted. Thus, through the application of appropriate models
for the implementation of security management functions, small states create space for
participation in security maneuvers.