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De politicus, de diplomaat en de deskundige in het veiligheidsbeleid

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  • Louis Tobback

Abstract

Who makes decisions concerning defence policy in Belgium? Not the public opinion, because otherwise there would be no Cruise missiles.
Not the Parliament, because the parliamentarians only ratify international treaties. Not the Minister of Foreign Affairs, because the Minister of Defence makes decisions without contacting Foreign Affairs. Even the Government as a whole and the Prime Minister do not much take care about the defence policy. The so-called experts concerning defence policy are the militaries, the diplomats and the NATO-bureaucrats.
Yet, the political problems with respect to the Atlantic Alliance and the division of the European continent, wilt constrain the politicians to reconsider the basic options of the policy.

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Tobback, L., (1987) “De politicus, de diplomaat en de deskundige in het veiligheidsbeleid”, Res Publica 29(1), 53-58. doi: https://doi.org/10.21825/rp.v29i1.18959

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30 Mar 1987
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