Challenge of Military Reform in Central Eastern Europe
Opis
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.
- ANTHONY FORSTER is Director of Research in the Defence Studies Department, Kings College London based at the Joint Service Command and Staff College. Since 1999 he has been a Special Advisor to the House of Lords Select Committee on Common Foreign Policy and Security Policy. He has published widely on the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy and civil-military relations.
- TIMOTHY EDMUNDS is a Research Fellow in the Defence Studies Department of Kings College London and a Research Associate at the International Institute for Strategic Studies. He has published widely on issues of civil-military relations.
- ANDREW COTTEY is Jean Monnet Lecturer Chair in European Political Integration and a Lecturer in the Department of Government, University College, Cork, and Lecturer in the Department of Peace Studies, University of Bradford. He is currently a Research Associate at the International Institute for Strategic Studies. He has published widely on European and international security issues.