Editing Montenegro (section)

=== Military ===
{{Main|Armed Forces of Montenegro}}

[[File:Final formation (7168937179).jpg|thumb|right|[[Armed Forces of Montenegro|Montenegrin army soldiers]] with [[NATO]] allies in [[Slunj]], [[Croatia]].]]

The [[military of Montenegro]] consist of three professional service branches: the [[Montenegrin Ground Army]], the [[Montenegrin Navy]] and the [[Montenegrin Air Force]]. The armed forces of Montenegro are managed by the [[Ministry of Defence (Montenegro)|Ministry of Defence]], and controlled by the Chief of the General Staff. The [[President of Montenegro]] is the [[Commander-in-Chief]] of the armed forces, to whom members of the forces swear an oath of allegiance. The Armed Forces are charged with protecting Montenegro, promoting the global security interests and supporting international peacekeeping efforts.

Montenegro is a NATO member and a member of [[Adriatic Charter]].<ref>{{cite news|date=19 May 2016|title=NATO Formally Invites Montenegro as 29th Member|agency=Associated Press|url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/nato-ministers-meet-wide-array-security-challenges-39222251|url-status=dead|access-date=20 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160520151307/https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/nato-ministers-meet-wide-array-security-challenges-39222251|archive-date=20 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/p/eur/rls/fs/112766.htm|title=Adriatic Charter|access-date=7 September 2018 }}</ref> The government planned to have the army participate in [[peacekeeping]] missions through the UN and NATO such as the [[International Security Assistance Force]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vijesti.me/index.php?id=302794|title=Spremaju se za Avganistan|publisher=Vijesti.me|access-date=11 September 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725140231/http://www.vijesti.me/index.php?id=302794|archive-date=25 July 2011}}</ref>

Montenegro is the 35th most peaceful country in the world, according to the 2024 [[Global Peace Index]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2024 Global Peace Index |url=https://www.economicsandpeace.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GPI-2024-web.pdf}}</ref>