THE EFFECTS OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS IN THE MILITARY ORGANIZATION
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https://doi.org/10.53477/2284-9378-21-20Keywords:
COVID-19; expenditures; goals; effect; durable development; military organization.Abstract
This article makes a brief analysis of the sustainable development goals that are applicable in the military organization and identifies, through the literature-review method, the main ways in which the military organization was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on the evolution of military spending. The ultimate goal is to establish how the pandemic has influenced the implementation of sustainable development goals in the military organization, in order to provide strategic management with recommendations to increase the resilience and sustainability of the military organization. The main conclusion of this research is that the pandemic did not have a significant impact in the short term, but in the medium and long term the situation may change, which calls for adaptation, cooperation, coordination and caution in the configuration of defence spending. As a secondary conclusion, it can be considered that the pandemic can have an accelerating effect on sustainable development policies, the military organization being called to benefit from the identified lessons and new opportunities, in order to increase the response capacity.
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