The ‘French White Paper on Defence and National Security’, April 29, 2013
Journal Title: Zeszyty Naukowe Akademii Sztuki Wojennej - Year 2013, Vol 2013, Issue 93
Abstract
On 29th April, 2013, was published a new ‘French White Paper on Defence and National Security’1. This numbering 160 pages document assumes, among others, further modernization of thecountry’s defence and security (with the sustainable adaptation of measures for appointed tasks),development of the national defence industry within the framework set by France; the goal is to returnto sustainable public finances and it indicates the course that French armed forces should takeover the next twelve years, this is until the year 20252. Furthermore, it serves as the basis for preparingthe Act on Programming Spending on Defence (the name in original, French language - LPM –‘Loi de programmation militaire’ means the ’Law of Military Programming’) for years 2014-20193.In addition to determining financial frames, the currant ‘White Paper’ (as the previous ones) servesone more, very important function, namely, it is a tool allowing familiarizing citizens with the strategyfor defence and national security as well as gaining their support
Authors and Affiliations
Sławomir Iwanowski
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