Group of authors: The Proceedings of Scientific conference „Serbia and strategic crossroads ISIKS 2016“

The Proceedings of Scientific conference „Serbia and strategic crossroads ISIKS 2016“  is result  of successful cooperation тhe Strategic research institute and  the National defense school  of the Military academy in an their efforts to review and assess long term strategic trends on global, regional and national level. Proceedings contains 48 original and co-author  works  divided into five thematic sections (Development theory and practice of strategic thought  as preconditions of security and defense  improvement;  Strategy and Military strategy theoretical and practical developing; Strategic crossroads in the past-historical lessons; Global geopolitical realignment  and military political changes in Europe -strategic implications; Old and new challenges, risks and threats –strategic-doctrinal dilemmas  in security and defense area). Authors expressed their views on a many complex problems facing тhe World at the beginning of 21 century, which its controversial dynamics exhibit important influence on Serbia, endangering possibility whole protection and affirmation its national values and interests. The common framework their attitudes is strong demand that knowledge and strategic thought based on it should have important place in process of defining answers  of the Republic of Serbia of vital national values protection, especially in terms of numerous unknowns imposed dynamic and unpredictable processes direction  of contemporary reality.