{"id":13551,"date":"2022-12-14T15:35:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-14T14:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/sc141-continues-field-study-3-to-montenegro\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T09:37:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T08:37:48","slug":"sc141-continues-field-study-3-to-montenegro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/sc141-continues-field-study-3-to-montenegro\/","title":{"rendered":"SC141 Continues Field Study 3 to Montenegro"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"NDC
NDC delegation during the briefings
\n(Photo courtesy of GOV.ME\/S. Mati?)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

Senior Course 141 continued its third Field Study with a visit to Montenegro on 13 December 2022.<\/p>\n

Upon arrival, the NDC delegation was welcomed by Col. \u017deljco Radolovic, Deputy Chief of Defence of the Armed Forces of Montenegro (AFM), who welcomed Course Members with a warm reception.<\/p>\n

On the first official day of briefings, Mr Krsto Perovic, PhD, State Secretary from the Ministry of Defence made welcome remarks and thanked the NDC and the Commandant for their presence in Montenegro. In his speech, Mr Perovic underscored that Montenegro strongly condemns Russia\u2019s \u201cbrutal and unprovoked aggression\u201d against Ukraine, and that his country would continue sustaining its efforts to support and show solidarity to the people of Ukraine.<\/p>\n

\nThe next briefer was Col. Aleksandar Pantovic, Military Advisor to the Minister of Defence.<\/p>\n

\nHe spoke of the challenges Montenegro is dealing with: COVID-19 consequences, Afghanistan, hybrid threats, and in particular, the cyber-attacks which recently affected the country.
\nHe then spoke of NATO membership, underlining Montenegro\u2019s contribution in the last 5 years, concluding with comments on Montenegro\u2019s ambition to join the EU and how important a step forward this is for his country. A Q&A session followed the presentation.<\/p>\n

\nAfterwards, Mr Miroslav Scepanovic, State Secretary from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who has also served in the Italian Embassy of Montenegro, offered words of welcome to the NDC delegation. Since the country\u2019s accession to NATO in 2017, the next priority is to join the EU. With regards to the war in Ukraine, Mr Scepanovic also spoke of the support Montenegro is giving to the country. At the end of his speech, he answered questions from Course Members on China\u2019s influence in the Balkan region, migration, illegal trade and EU membership.<\/p>\n

\nDuring the coffee break, the Commandant of NATO Defense College, LGEN Olivier Rittimann, was received at the Ministry of Defence for an office call with Brigadier General Zoran Lazarevic, Chief of Defence of the Armed Forces of Montenegro.<\/p>\n

\nMr Dejan Boljevic, Head of the Division for International Operative Police Cooperation, INTERPOL (International Criminal Police Organization), EUROPOL (European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation), SIRENE (Supplementary Information Request at the National Entries), from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, presented a briefing on \u201cDefence and Security Challenges in Montenegro and the Region\u201d, giving an overview of the main organized crime activities in the area.
\nSmuggling (weapon, narcotics, excise goods, etc.), illegal migration and human trafficking, money laundering, terrorism and religious extremism, cyber-crimes and corruption can be considered the main threats which Montenegro is working to counter. Mr Boljevic pointed out that cyber-attacks, the number of which is not expected to decline in the near future, strongly affect the region and cause many problems to critical infrastructure. <\/p>\n

\nThe briefer concluded his presentation by affirming that that Montenegro cooperates with international platforms (INTERPOL, EUROPOL and SIRENE) on a daily basis in the fight against international organized crime. The session was followed by a Q&A session.<\/p>\n

\nAt the end of the briefing, NDC delegation travelled to the national parliament and was welcomed by the Security and Defense Committee, whose members are Mr Dragan Krapovic, Mr Ivan Brajovic, Mr Dragan Ivanovic, Mr Vladan Raicevic and Mr Danilo Saranovic, Head of the Permanent Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.<\/p>\n

\nMr Krapovic started his welcome remarks by thanking the NDC for its visit to Montenegro. He then gave an overview of the Defence Committee, its organization, composition, and how it works.
\nMr Krapovic then talked about cyber security and budget expenditures, and the reform process underway which Montenegro is conducting in order to join the EU.<\/p>\n

\nDuring the Q&A, Course Members asked pointed questions on cooperation, Chinese influence in the Defense Military sector in Montenegro, and how being part of NATO influences the country\u2019s relationship with its neighbors, and Serbia in particular.<\/p>\n

\nThe last briefing of the day was presented by LCDR Sa\u0161a Cepic, Head of International Military Cooperation Branch, J-5 Department of the Montenegro Armed Forces.<\/p>\n

\nLCDR Sa\u0161a Cepic gave an overview of the structure of Armed Forces and location of the main Commands. He then focused on participation in EU, UN and NATO international Mission and Operations; its contribution to NATO Command\/Force Structure; and an overview of exercises planned for 2023.
\nLCDR Sa\u0161a Cepic concluded his presentation by emphasizing how budget expenditures are expected to increase from 1.33% of GDP in 2019 to 2% for 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026, which will allow for the military modernization process of the Armed Forces.<\/p>\n

\nThe Q&A session ended the academic part of the visit.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\nAfter lunch, the NDC delegation moved to the ancient city of Kotor (World Heritage List of UNESCO) for a very enriching cultural visit, thereby concluding the Montenegro leg of Field Study 3.\n<\/p>\n

NDC Public Affairs Office<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NDC delegation during the briefings (Photo courtesy of GOV.ME\/S. Mati?) Senior Course 141 continued its third Field Study<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","editor_plus_copied_stylings":"{}","_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"post_badge":[],"class_list":["post-13551","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"featured_image_src":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"NDC","author_link":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/author\/admin_3rwqf6tj\/"},"modified_by":null,"author_meta":{"display_name":"NDC","author_link":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/author\/admin_3rwqf6tj\/"},"featured_img":null,"featured_image_urls":{"full":"","thumbnail":"","medium":"","medium_large":"","large":"","1536x1536":"","2048x2048":"","trp-custom-language-flag":"","morenews-featured":"","morenews-large":"","morenews-medium":""},"category_info":"News<\/a>","tag_info":"News","comment_count":0,"coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["News<\/a>"],"unlinked":["News<\/span>"]}},"relative_dates":{"created":"Publi\u00e9 4 ans il y a","modified":"Mis \u00e0 jour 6 mois il y a"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Publi\u00e9 le d\u00e9cembre 14, 2022","modified":"Mise \u00e0 jour le janvier 15, 2026"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Publi\u00e9 le d\u00e9cembre 14, 2022 15:35","modified":"Mise \u00e0 jour le janvier 15, 2026 09:37"},"featured_img_caption":"","series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13551","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13551"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13551\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13551"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13551"},{"taxonomy":"post_badge","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_badge?post=13551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}