Croatian Economic Diplomacy should be Managed by the Rebublic of Croatia Case study: Weand the Global Intelligence Revolution

Zdravko Bazdan
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Zdravko Bazdan: Ph.D., Associate Professor, University of Dubrovnik, Department for Economy and Business

Ekonomija Economics, 2011, vol. 17, issue 2, 327-356

Abstract: This paper recommends the organization of Croatia’s economic diplomacy headquarters be managed by the President of the Republic of Croatia, while his deputy would be the Prime Minister of the Republic of Croatia. Addressed here are four key ministries and two institutions whose leaders - together with their intelligence services - represent the nucleus governing Croatian economic diplomacy. The Introduction reflects on historic experiences with special emphasis on the first intelligence service dating back to 1301 established during the Dubrovnik Republic and whose economic diplomacy was a crucial factor in its renowned past. Examples such as French and British economic diplomacy are also reviewed. The second part, titled: “Intelligence services as the mainstay of economic diplomacy”, elaborates on the importance of economic intelligence services, especially today when the economic intelligence revolution progresses before our very eyes. It is merciless - even towards partner countries and ideological allies. The third part, titled: “Three sources of information and Pareto’s Principle 80-20” indicated in Figure 1 titled: “White, gray and black zones of information - Intelligence Services main target”. The fourth part is titled: “What is economic diplomacy today and what should it be in the future. The French case”. The fifth part titled: “Croatian economic diplomacy should be managed by the President of the Republic of Croatia” is the essence of this paper. It carries the Figure 2 titled: “Who should be who in Economic Diplomacy Headquarters in the Republic of Croatia”. Here is a scheme that presents all Croatian economic diplomacy entities. And finally, the Conclusion indicates our survival on the global market, in fact it depends on our pentagonal intelligence services which by offensive and defensive methods represent the main infrastructure of Croatia’s economic diplomacy.

Keywords: President of the Republic of Croatia; Ministry of Tourism and Croatian National Tourist Board; Economic intelligence; Security Intelligence Agency (Croatia); FBI; CIA; ECHELON. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F F5 M (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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