Illegal Migration and the Role of the Slovenian Armed Forces

Abstract

Povzetek Slovenska vojska pomaga Policiji pri varovanju zunanje schengenske meje od evropske migrantske krize leta 2015. Čeprav krize ni več, število ilegalnih migracij leta 2020 ne pojenja. Slovenska vojska še intenzivneje podpira Policijo pri preprečevanju ilegalnih prehodov meje tudi na notranji evropski meji z Italijo. Vojska pomaga pri preprečevanju ilegalnih migracij tudi v drugih državah članicah EU. V prispevku poskušamo ugotoviti, katero vlogo imajo oborožene sile pri preprečevanju ilegalnih migracij, ali je njihova uporaba na mejah pri preprečevanju ilegalnih migracij pravi odgovor na nacionalni in evropski ravni ter kako to vpliva na opravljanje njenih temeljnih nalog. Ključne besede EU, ilegalne migracije, oborožene sile, Slovenska vojska, Policija. Abstract The Slovenian Armed Forces have been assisting the police in protecting the Schengen external border since the European migrant crisis of 2015. Despite the fact that the crisis is over, the number of illegal migrations in 2020 is not decreasing, and the Slovenian Armed Forces is supporting the police even more intensively at the internal European border with Italy. The military also helps to prevent illegal migration flow in other EU Member States. In this paper, we try to analyze the role of the armed forces in the prevention of illegal migration, and determine whether their use at the borders in the prevention of illegal migration is the right answer both at the national and the European levels, and what effects it has on the SAF's ability to do its primary job. Key words EU, illegal migration, military, Slovenian Armed Forces, Police.

Rethinking the Basic Police Training Policy in Bosnia and Herzegovina

“…The training is carried out in three phases, which are: theory classes and practice sessions, professionaloperational training, and situational classes. The curriculum of basic police training at the first level is implemented during 30 weeks for members of the Border Police 3 and the Directorate for Coordination of Police Bodies, 4 and 26 weeks for members of the SIPA 5 . The cadets are trained in 17 subjects: police duties and authorities; weapon handling and shooting skills; criminal investigation 1 and 2; forensics; traffic safety and driving a police vehicle; special physical education; physical culture and first aid; criminal psychology; constitutional order and the state administration system; criminal law; misdemeanour law; criminal procedural law; human rights; informatics and communications; English language; and the jurisdiction and duties of the BIH Border Police/State Investigation and Protection Agency/Directorate for the Coordination of Police Bodies (AEPTM, 2022).…”

“…Some countries changed their legislation and increased the investigative responsibilities, while several countries changed the policing structure in order to improve police mobilization and answer terrorism threats (Ortiz, 2017). Furthermore, both military and police education and training in many parts of the world are in transition (Brožič, 2020), as part of a move towards modernizing and professionalizing the service. Despite the discussions on the topic of the 'professionalization of the police' 1 , it is still not a requirement in most countries for officers to hold Bachelor degrees (Belur et al, 2018).…”