The Challenge of Military Reform in Postcommunist Europe - (One Europe or Several?) by A Forster & T Edmunds (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

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.

Review Quotes

'[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

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