CHAPTER 7 - CONCLUSIONS The Military Strategy is the document of reference which expresses the fundamental orientations and options regarding planning, development and employment of the Romanian Armed Forces, in order to accomplish the defense policy objectives in a national and allied context. Based on the assessment of the international security environment and of the possible risks and threats to the national security of Romania, the Military Strategy presents, in detail, the missions of the Romanian Armed Forces in order to defend national and allied interests and values and seeks to achieve modern, flexible, and effective capabilities, able to conduct the full range of missions, from crisis management to high-intensity combat actions. In the context of supporting the security objectives stipulated in the National Defense Strategy and the White Paper on Defense, the Romanian Armed Forces will be capable to deter and defend a possible armed aggression against the national territory and to take part in deterring and defeating aggression in an allied framework. Romania strengthens its national defense and defends its national interests in the Black Sea and on the Danube River independently, until the activation of Article 5/NATO or Article 42/7/EU Treaty mechanisms, and through the development of its cooperation with allies in the proximity of Romania, and through regional military cooperation initiatives. The Romanian Armed Forces will also contribute to promoting regional and EuroAtlantic stability through participation in crisis-response operations under the command of NATO, EU, UN, and OSCE, and within coalitions. Not least, Romania will participate in ensuring homeland security in peacetime, in support of central and local public administration authorities, in situations of civil emergency, according to the law. The process of transformation of the Romanian Armed Forces at the same time with similar transformations in NATO and the EU requires the full implementation of the Program on the Transformation, Development, and Procurement for the Romanian Armed Forces until 2026 and Beyond. The comprehensive approach by establishing specific methods of interagency cooperation represents a primordial factor in achieving a logic and efficient decision-making process, and of an integrated, streamlined and standardized command and control structure. The objectives of the Military Strategy of Romania will be accomplished only by attracting and retaining adequately trained personnel, by training military leaders and by providing resources required for developing the capabilities of the Romanian Armed Forces. By carrying out their missions, the Romanian Armed Forces, subordinated exclusively to the will of the people, will remain the guarantor of the sovereignty, independence, and unity of the state, of the territorial integrity of the country, and of constitutional democracy. 19