Analyses changing patterns of international military cooperation and assistance and shows that Western defence diplomacy is increasingly being directed towards new goals. The new defence diplomacy runs alongside the old and there are tensions between the two, in particular between the new goal of promoting democracy and the old imperative of supporting authoritarian allies.
Analyses changing patterns of international military cooperation and assistance and shows that Western defence diplomacy is increasingly being directe...
This comparative study examines the challenges faced by countries of post-communist Europe in reforming and professionalizing their armed forces. It explores how the interaction of the common challenges of post-communism and the diverse circumstances of individual countries are shaping professionalization processes in this changing region.
This comparative study examines the challenges faced by countries of post-communist Europe in reforming and professionalizing their armed forces. It e...
This major comparative study examines the development of military-society relations in central and eastern Europe since the collapse of communism. Soldiers and Societies in Post-Communist Europe explores how the interaction of the common challenges of postcommunism and the diverse circumstances of individual countries are shaping patterns of military-society relations in this changing region. Detailed country case studies, written by international experts to a common analytical framework, compare the experiences of Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania,...
This major comparative study examines the development of military-society relations in central and eastern Europe since the collapse of communism. Sol...
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...
This major comparative study examines the challenges that the countries of postcommunist Central and Eastern Europe have faced in securing democratic ...
In the post-Cold War era, European militaries are engaged in an ongoing adaptation which is challenging relations between armed forces and the societies that they serve. This book offers an innovative conceptual framework to critically evaluate contemporary civil-military relations across the continent of Europe. It analyzes eight key issues in armed forces and society relations, to explore the scale and intensity of these changes.
In the post-Cold War era, European militaries are engaged in an ongoing adaptation which is challenging relations between armed forces and the societi...
In the post-Cold War era, European militaries are engaged in an ongoing adaptation which is challenging relations between armed forces and the societies that they serve. This book offers an innovative conceptual framework to critically evaluate contemporary civil-military relations across the continent of Europe. It analyzes eight key issues in armed forces and society relations, to explore the scale and intensity of these changes.
In the post-Cold War era, European militaries are engaged in an ongoing adaptation which is challenging relations between armed forces and the societi...
This book examines the British government's negotiation of the Treaty on European Union which took place between December 1990 and December 1991. On the basis of documentary and interview based evidence of leading participants from Britain and Europe, it offers a unique insight into the objectives and motivations of the British government. It analyses the various constraints and pressures that impinged on the British government and sets its successes and failures in the Maastricht negotiations in a broader context of British European policy.
This book examines the British government's negotiation of the Treaty on European Union which took place between December 1990 and December 1991. On t...
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...
This major comparative study examines the challenges that the countries of postcommunist Central and Eastern Europe have faced in securing democratic ...
