The Challenge of Military Reform in Postcommunist Europe: Building Professional Armed Forces

by A. Forster (Editor), T. Edmunds (Editor), Kenneth A. Loparo (Editor)

Overview

This major comparative study examines the challenges faced by countries of postcommunist Europe in reforming and professionalizing their armed forces. It explores how the interaction of the common challenges of postcommunism and the diverse circumstances of individual countries are shaping professionalization processes in this changing region. The detailed country case studies in this volume, written by leading experts to a common analytical framework, compare the experiences of Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Croatia, FRY, Russia and Ukraine.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781349426287
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	01/01/2002
Series:	One Europe or Several?
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002
Pages:	260
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

ALEX J. BELLAMY Lecturer, Defence Studies Department, Kings College London, Joint Services Command and Staff College LAURA CLEARY Lecturer, Department of Politics, University of Stirling PAL DUNAY Director, International Training Course in Security Policy, Geneva Centre for Security Policy JAMES GOW Reader, Department of War Studies, Kings College London DALE R. HERSPRING Professor of Political Science, Kansas State University ERIK KOPAC Researcher and Assistant Professor, Department of Defence Studies, University of Ljubljana IGOR KOTNIK-DVOJMOC State Under-secretary, Slovenian Ministry of Defence, Assistant Professor, Department of Defence Studies, University of Ljubljana PAUL LATAWSKI Senior Lecturer in International Affairs, Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst ROBERTAS SAPRONAS Head of Analysis and Planning Division, International Relations Department, Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence JAMES SHERR Senior Fellow, Geneva Centre for Democratic Control of Armed Forces JAN ARVEDS TRAPANS Senior Fellow, Geneva Centre for Democratic Control of Armed Forces MARYBETH PETERSON ULRICH Associate Professor of Government, Department of National Security and Strategy, US Army War College MARIE VLACHOVÁ Senior Fellow, Geneva Centre for Democratic Control of Armed Forces MARIAN ZULEAN Advisor on NATO and the OCSE, International Affairs Department Office of the Romanian Presidency

Table of Contents

Notes on the Contributors Preface Introduction: The Professionalization of Armed Forces in Postcommunist Europe; A.Forster, T.Edmunds, A.Cottey PART I: CENTRAL EUROPE Professionalization of the Polish Armed Forces: 'No Room for Amateurs and Undereducated Soldiers?'; P.Latawski Professionalization of the Army of the Czech Republic; M.Vlachová Professionalization of the Slovak Armed Forces; M.P.Ulrich Building Professional Competence in Hungary's Defence: Slow Motion; P.Dunay PART II: THE BALTIC STATES Professionalization of the Armed Forces in Central and Eastern Europe: the Case of Latvia; J.A.Trapans Lithuanian Armed Forces: Re-establishment, Professionalization and Integration; R.Sapronas PART III: SOUTH EASTERN EUROPE Professionalization of the Romania Armed Forces; M.Zulean The New Model Army?: Bulgarian Experiences of Professionalization; L.Cleary Professionalization of the Slovenian Armed Forces; I.Kotnik-Dvojmoc & E.Kopac A Revolution in Civil-Military Affairs: The Professionalization of the Croatia's Armed Forces; A.J.Bellamy Professionalization and the Yugoslav Army; J.Gow PART IV: THE FORMER SOVET UNION De- Professionalizing of the Russian Armed Forces; D.R.Herspring Professionalization, Civilian Control and Democracy in Ukraine; J.Sherr PART V: CONCLUSION Professionalizing Postcommunist Militaries; A.Forster, T.Edmunds, A.Cottey Index

Editorial Reviews

'[A] well-conceived and tightly edited manuscript that adds significantly to our understanding of the military in an increasingly important area of the world. The conceptual scheme lends coherence to the substantive chapters, written by recognized experts on the countries in question. The book offers a needed corrective to the notion that NATO standards and notions of professionalism will dominate modern militaries. It will be of interest to those interested in post-communist systems and civil-military relations.' - Professor John Allen Williams, Loyola University Chicago, Executive Director, Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society

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