Institutionalisation of the Analytical Support Function to Ensure Credibility of Defence Management - Canada, Norway, Sweden and NATO Case Study

• Main Author: Josef Procházka
• Format: Article
• Language: ces
• Published: Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic 2017-10-01
• Series: Vojenské rozhledy
• Subjects: Analytical Support; Defence Management; Military Decision Making Process; Credible Defence; Institutional Framework.
• Online Access: http://vojenskerozhledy.cz/kategorie-clanku/bezpecnostni-a-obranna-politika/institucionalizace-funkce-analyticke-podpory

The paper outlines several recommendations for strengthening the institutional framework of the analytical support function for credible defence management. Recommendations are drawn based on the outcome of the institutional research project named Strategic Alternatives conducted by the Centre for Security and Military Strategic Studies of University of Defence (CSMSS). The multi-objective research focuses on organisational arrangement of the analytical support function within the overall ministry of defence organisational architecture of several countries (Canada, Norway, Sweden) as well as the NATO structure and management (in this case, the main focus embraces the analytical support to defence planning). Analytical support to defence decision making process in these countries enjoys a long-term tradition which goes back to the period of WWII. The way the analytical function is understood is highly relevant also for the enhancement of credible defence management in the Czech Republic and its Ministry of Defence.