Directorate of Defence - Luxembourg

The Directorate of Defence coordinates and implements Luxembourg's defence policy. Yuriko Backes is the current Minster of Defence. The Directorate of Defence is part of the Ministery of Foreign and European Affairs, Defence, Cooperation and Foreign Trade. In Luxembourg, Defence contributes to national and international peace and stability efforts within the framework of a coherent governmental external action, combining diplomacy, development cooperation and defence - the so-called '3D approach'. Luxembourg is a founding member of most of the major international institutions, e.g. the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the European Union (EU) or the United Nations (UN). Within the framework of missions of those multilateral institutions, Luxembourg Defence, through its Army, participates in international operations aimed at maintaining peace or preventing the emergence of conflicts. The Directorate of Defence defines the regulatory framework and supervises the Luxembourg Army's foreign operational commitments from a political and military standpoint. The Directorate of Defence is also responsible for developing military capabilities and assets, and identifying the investments required to diversify Luxembourg's defence effort. At a national level, the Directorate of Defence, exercising oversight authority of the armed forces, is responsible for the army's legislative, regulatory and budgetary management. It is therefore also responsible for recruiting young people wishing to enlist as volunteer soldiers in the Luxembourg army.