1. Good governance in the Ministry of National Defence Giedrė Jankauskaitė Mykolas Romeris University 9 July 2010, Bialystok

2. Outline The aim and objectives Defence policy of Lithuania Practice of good governance Summary of analysis Conclusion

3. The aim and objectives The aim - an analysis of instances of good governance in the Ministry of National Defence. The objectives – 1.Description of the defence policy of Lithuania 2.Description of the main policies: (i) accession of NATO, (ii) international operations and missions, (iii) defence reform. 3.Identificating the strengths and weaknesses of the ministry implemented policies in the contex.

4. Defence policy of Lithuania „Secure country means prosperous society" is a saying describing the significance of national security.

5. Practice of good governance

6. NATO On 29 March 2004 Lithuania became a full-fledged member of NATO. Membership in this Organisation ensures military, political and economic security of the Republic of Lithuania.

7. International operations and missions Lithuania was the first among the newest NATO members to take command of a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT), in Ghowr Province in Afghanistan. Around 150 Lithuanian military and civilian personnel currently serve in Ghowr Province.

8. Defence reform The strategic goal of the defence transformation is to develop highly capable, modern Armed Forces ready to carry out their tasks in Lithuania and generate deployable, sustainable units for the full spectrum of NATO operations.

9. Summary of analysis Accession of NATOInternational operations and missions Defence reform Consensus oriented++? Participatory+++ Follows the rule of law?++ Effective and efficient+?? Equitable and inclusive+++ Responsive+++ Transparent+++ Accountable+++

10. Conclusion Membership in EU was implemented according to good governance principles. Current management of the membership suffers from lack of finance. International are considered central to the success in the NATO framework. Defence reform is still in process, therefore it is hard to tell if the practice will maintain on track in terms of good governance.