Democratic Control of the Military in Postcommunist Europe: Guarding the Guards [Paperback]

This major comparative study examines the challenges that the countries of postcommunist Central and Eastern Europe have faced in securing democratic control of their armed forces and establishing civilian control of defence policy. This book explores how the interaction of the common challenges of postcommunism and the diverse circumstances of individual countries shape civil-military relations in this changing region. Detailed country case studies, written by leading experts, compare the experiences of the Central European states (such as Poland and Romania), the Baltic republics, the former Yugoslavia republics, Russia and Ukraine.Preface Notes on the Contributors Introduction: The Challenge of Democratic Control of Armed Forces in Postcommunist Europe; A.Cottey, T.Edmunds & A.Forster PART I: CENTRAL EUROPE Democratic Control of Armed Forces in Postcommunist Poland: The Interplay of History, Political Society and Institutional Reform; P.Latawski Democratic Control of the Armed Forces in the Czech Republic: A Journey from Social Isolation; M.Vlachov? & S.Sarvas Civil-Military Relations in Hungary: No Big Deal; P.Dunay PART II: THE BALTIC STATES Democratic Control of the Armed Forces in Latvia; I.Viksne Challenges of Civil-Military Relations and Democratic Control of Armed Forces: The Case of Lithuania; V.Urbelis & T.Urbonas PART III: SOUTH EASTERN EUROPE Defence Planning in Emerging Democracies; The Case of Romania; I.M.Pascu The Nature of Civil-Military Relations in Post-Totalitarian Bulgaria; P.Pantev Democratic Control of the Armed Forces in Slovenia; A.Bebler 'Like Drunken Geese in the Fog': Democratic Control of Armed Forces in Croatia; A.J.Bellamy The European Exception: Civil-Military Relations in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; J.Gow PART IV: THE FORMER SOVIET UNION The Evolution of Civil-Military Relations in Russia; I.Isakova The Development of Civil-Military Relations in Post-Soviet Ukraine; G.Perepelitsa PART V: CONCLUSION Soldiers, Polls4