PROMOTING STRATEGIC THINKING AND ITS CONTRIBUTION TO STRENGTHENING REGIONAL SECURITY

Abstract

The paper draws the attention of military leaders to their role in contributing to the strengthening of regional security. The authors identify the need to develop the strategic thinking of future military leaders in the context of the geopolitical, technological, and social transformations shaping the regional security environment, with the aim of fostering a school of thought adapted to these changes. Against the backdrop of an increasingly unstable security environment and emerging challenges, such as security risks and hybrid threats, the necessity of shaping resilient military leader profiles becomes evident, capable of thinking and acting strategically from the earliest levels of command. The study includes an analysis of the regional security environment and examines ways to promote critical thinking based on leadership models advanced by the Black Sea littoral actors, in order to formulate recommendations for the effective integration of strategic thinking into the military system of continuing education, thereby contributing to the development of future military leaders.