De toekomst van Defensie: Horizon 2030

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Reflections on a Belgian Limited use of Belgian Defence in day-to-day civilian protection Economic return expected (employment, investments etc). Mission statement What is the threat for which Belgian Defence System has to protect the country? In order of significance/likelihood. Burden sharing of defence on threats against western freedom (not specifically against Belgium, but against our allies and supranational alliances) = NATO, EU, etc. Extremism and Jihadism Cybercrime Actions against key infraructure (nuclear sites, energy distribution, harbors, etc) Clean-up of explosive devices (WW and new explosives) Lone Wolf actions We could add to these characteristics a certain number of roles and responsibilities in a modern society, which have to be discussed and assessed: Training self-defense and self-reliance of each citizen Harnessing community responsibility and community building Assisting police forces in exceptional circumstances Protection against natural disasters, which are likely to happen more frequently in the future due to climate change (e.g. floods) Mission statement The Belgian Defence forces should update and communicate their mission statement, which could eg. be formulated as follows : Defence of Belgium and its allies Support of the civilian authorities Promotion of peace within an international context The first part has become less urgent than in the past, and has significantly altered with the fall of the Iron Curtain, with currently no clear mass enemy or threat of invasion. However, given current underinvestments in Europe, and the retreat of US defence forces, Europe looks already increasingly vulnerable for conflicts at its borders, which could have a contagion effect on its internal stability. Nevertheless, too much resources still tackle this goal, and this should be reassessed with the current geopolitical situation in mind. Even if we consider the EU-borders or NATO-borders, modern wars are less likely to be in the form of mass war fare, rather than a very technological kind of warfare, and even more likely an economic or financial kind of warfare. For this latter, Belgium is very poorly equipped (cyber crime, corporate espionage and corporate extortion, etc). Kabinet Defensie en Ambtenarenzaken - vandeput.fgov.be
Belgian Defence...From past… Belgian Defence...To Future Reflections on a Belgian To summarize, we see future disruption more in the form of massdisruption rather than mass-destruction. The second task has become much more important for Belgium with headquarter functions and EU/NATO and other summits, nevertheless it is not seen as a task for the military, where in fact it should be. This kind of responsibility requires specific and highly specialized skills, which should be developed by the Belgian Defence rather than having to rely on eg. the US Defence. The last goal of the mission statement has become very important and well accepted by the general public. The political will to support these missions and to contribute to them is however often disproportional compared with the actual strength and capabilities of the Belgian Armed forces. As a consequence, frustration grows, but more importantly, risks are growing for failure and worse casualties. Belgian Defence...From past... The Belgian Defence is currently in a transformation phase between its past and a new mission for the future. Austerity, overstretching, overreaching (foreign mission) and underinvestment in human resources and hardware are taking their toll. As the Financial Times put it recently: "But about 75 per cent of Belgian military spending now goes on personnel – causing one critic to call the Belgian military ―an unusually well-armed pension fund‖. The choice therefore is between passively undergoing budgetary restrictions and international requirements, or a clear new mission statement that leads to strategic choices and a new role for the Belgian Defence. Belgian Defence...To Future We would of course plead for the latter, and recommend to develop a new strategic mission, which agrees with democratic, economic and geopolitical goals of a modern defence organisation. In the remainder of this short reflection memo, we make some policy proposals which fit a modern mission statement, and can help decision makers to align the necessities of our defence with social and economic requirements. Kabinet Defensie en Ambtenarenzaken - vandeput.fgov.be
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