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Contemporary terrorism is one of the critical social problems, a serious
threat for life, basic rights of citizens and values of society. However,
its financing it is recognized as a special security risk, as an illegal and
very dangerous practice that represents a significant threat to national and
international security. Terrorist organizations and their activities such as
planning, preparation and execution of terrorist acts they are most often
supported by funds from illegal sources, although the fact that in quite a
few cases, financing is done with completely legal means. Given on the role
that financing has, as an indispensable element of the fight against
terrorism, is imposed precisely the fight against its financing. Due to the
national and international character of this criminal activities, it is
necessary that the efforts invested in suppressing financing and in general
terrorism have a transnational character with a large investment in mutual
cooperation. Only some of the efforts are the application of strict
financial regulations, the monitoring of suspicious transactions and
freezing the assets of suspected individuals or organizations involved in
terrorism. Text aims to point out the institutionalized efforts that have
been made so far in the field of combating the financing of terrorism. in
addition, a review will be made mechanisms established by the Republic of
Serbia in the field of combating the financing of terrorism, in accordance
with the efforts of the international community in that field.

The paper analyses the global natural gas market in the context of the
identification of influential international factors or phenomena that will
determine trends in the next foreseeable period. Natural gas is an energy
source that, in addition to renewable energy sources, shows a high and
continuous growth trend. Almost all countries possess certain means to
produce electricity (including renewable energy sources) or obtain it from
the immediate environment, while gas and oil are energy products that all
countries use but do not have. Trends related to these two energy sources
and the factors that influence the creation of their market are numerous and
complex. The authors present some important aspects and approaches to energy
security issues related to global energy challenges, as well as the risks
and threats that the world is exposed to today and in the future. The
authors conclude that natural gas as the energy of the future is recording
increasing consumption, which requires a profound analysis of trends in this
area.

In the last decade, the subject of sale, purchase or transit of natural gas between the countries in Europe has gained, in addition to the economic dimension, a much broader, and for some countries even more significant, geopolitical dimension. This is most evident based on the attitude of the United States and some European countries towards the projects for the construction of the Nord Stream 2, Turkish Stream and South Stream gas pipelines. By displaying a negative attitude towards these gas pipelines, the United States (with the support of some European countries) has formally emerged as a "protector of the energy interests of European countries" from Russian influence, i.e. Russian gas. Essentially, the United States is trying to slow down, reduce and suspend gas supplies from the Russian Federation (RF) to European countries, especially the most powerful ones (Germany, for example), and disguised by the need to "diversify gas supplies to European countries", thus reduce Russia's presence in Europe and quality of interstate relations. At the same time, the United States is trying to offer and sell its liquefied natural gas to European countries as an alternative to Russian gas, and to "fill in" the empty geopolitical space. The Russian Federation, on its behalf, instructed by the experiences from several "gas crises" with Ukraine, but also in accordance with its geopolitical interests, seeks (and has almost succeeded in doing so) to ensure the transport and sale of its gas by building new gas pipelines to Europe and improve relations with European countries. Other European countries, which need Russian gas, are trying to ensure energy security by participating in the construction of the gas pipeline, or by supporting the realization of that project. The fate of the gas pipeline and thus the possibility of gas distribution to individual states becomes a subject of interest (and conflict) of the great powers and their geopolitical interests.

Odbrambena organizacija svake savremene države treba da bude izbalansirana civilno-vojna institucija sa jasno zakonski definisanom civilnom supremacijom. Ona mora biti sposobna da u okviru raspoloživih javnih resursa, obezbedi najoptimalniji ambijent za razvoj sistema odbrane a pre svega, pripremu i efikasnu i efektivnu upotrebu vojske u ostvarivanju dodeljenih joj misija. Obzirom da je projektovano stanje odbrambene organizacije u neprestanom razvoju i promenama, iskazanu kroz potrebu da se upodobi stvarni rizicima i raspoloživim resursima sistem odbrane mora biti u reformi koja ima trajni karakter. Shodno navedenom, Republika Srbija je u poslednjih dvadeset godina u nekoliko navrata usklađivala organizacionu strukturu Ministarstva odbrane, održavajući i stanje aktuelnog političkog trenutka u zemlji. Osnovno polazište u izgradnji optimalne organizacije Ministarstva odbrane u Republici Srbiji bila je želja da se obezbedi dominantna pozicija ministra odbrane u okviru rada nadležne institucije. To je ujedno predstavljalo osnovu za razvoj uspešnog menadžmenta i potrebnih resursa za civilnu administraciju, kako bi se pre svega ostvario potreban organizacioni model koji bi omogućio demokratski nadzor nad vojskom, ali istovremeno ispoštovao i vojnu ekspertizu u svim oblastima za koje je to neophodno. Ujedno usvajanjem novih strategijskih dokumenata i uvođenjem u promet koncepta totalne odbrane, traži se usklađivanje organizacije šeme Ministarstva odbrane sa aktuelnim viđenjem politike bezbednosti u zaštiti nacionalnih interesa Republike Srbije. U radu će biti prikazane promenu u organizacionoj strukturi Ministarstva odbrane Republike Srbije od 2000 godine do danas.