The Challenge of Military Reform in Postcommunist Europe
The Challenge of Military Reform in Postcommunist Europe

Author: A. Forster

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2002-10-23

Total Pages: 263

ISBN-13: 140391429X

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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.

Army and State in Postcommunist Europe
Army and State in Postcommunist Europe

Author: David Betz

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-04-08

Total Pages: 169

ISBN-13: 1135310947

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This study explores the complex military issues that are raised by the transition to post-communist rule with particular reference to Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, and the new members of NATO. All faced similar problems yet their responses, it emerges, were surprisingly diverse.

Anatomy of Post-Communist European Defense Institutions
Anatomy of Post-Communist European Defense Institutions

Author: Thomas-Durell Young

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2017-06-29

Total Pages: 485

ISBN-13: 1350012416

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Although the West won the Cold War, the continuation of the status quo is not a foregone conclusion. The former Soviet-aligned regions outside of Russia -- Ukraine, Poland, Czech Republic, and others -- sit atop decaying armed forces while Russian behavior has grown more and more aggressive, as evidenced by its intervention in Ukraine in recent years. Thomas Young delves into the state of these defense institutions in Central and Eastern Europe, whose resources have declined at a faster rate than their Western neighbors' due to social and fiscal circumstances at home and shifting attitudes in the wider international community. With rigorous attention to the nuances of each region's politics and policies, he documents the status of reform of these armed forces and the role that Western nations have played since the Cold War, as well as identifying barriers to success and which management practices have been most effective in both Western and Eastern capitals. This is essential reading for undergraduates and graduates studying the recent history of Europe in the post-Soviet era, as well as those professionally involved in defense governance in the region.

Security Entrepreneurs
Security Entrepreneurs

Author: Alexandra Gheciu

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13: 0198813066

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This book examines the dynamics and implications of processes of commercialization of security that have occurred following the collapse of communist regimes, and focuses on four East European polities -- Bosnia, Serbia, Bulgaria, and Romania.

Army and State in Postcommunist Europe
Army and State in Postcommunist Europe

Author: David Betz

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-04-08

Total Pages: 172

ISBN-13: 1135311013

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This study explores the complex military issues that are raised by the transition to post-communist rule with particular reference to Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, and the new members of NATO. All faced similar problems yet their responses, it emerges, were surprisingly diverse.

Armed Forces and Society in Europe
Armed Forces and Society in Europe

Author: A. Forster

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2005-10-31

Total Pages: 329

ISBN-13: 0230502407

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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.

Defending Eastern Europe
Defending Eastern Europe

Author: Jacek Lubecki

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 2021-08-24

Total Pages: 323

ISBN-13: 1526147556

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Following the passage of the fifteenth and twentieth anniversaries of the entry of many former communist states into both NATO and the EU in 2019, this book takes a comprehensive look at the changed security conditions of these new member states. How has NATO and EU membership improved their overall defence protection, and what elements are still missing for them on an individual state basis? Utilising alliance politics theory, convergence/divergence theory and defence policy theory, the book provides an invaluable assessment of defence policies, from the stable East Central European states to the most jeopardised Baltic states in the north of Europe. With chapters on the Cold War defence conditions during the last two decades of Soviet domination, post 1989–91 transformations in the direction of democracy and the impact of the 2014 Ukraine–Russia–Crimea crisis, this book is essential reading for those seeking to understand the changed landscape of European politics in the twenty-first century.

Military and Society in Post-Soviet Russia
Military and Society in Post-Soviet Russia

Author: Stephen L. Webber

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 9780719061493

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This collection provides the first comprehensive analysis of the nature of the relationship between the military and society in post-Soviet Russia. It brings together a multidisciplinary group of leading Western and Russian experts to investigate both the ways in which developments in the Russian armed forces influence Russian society, and the impact of broader societal change on the military sphere.

Civil-Military Relations in Post-Communist Europe
Civil-Military Relations in Post-Communist Europe

Author: Timothy Edmunds

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-10-18

Total Pages: 188

ISBN-13: 1317970438

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Fifteen years after the fall of communism, we are able to appraise the results of the multi-faceted postcommunist transition in Central and Eastern Europe with authority. This volume specifically addresses the fascinating area of Civil-Military relations throughout this transitional period. The countries of the region inherited a onerous legacy in this area: their armed forces were part of the communist party-state system and most were oriented towards Cold War missions; they were large in size and supported by high levels of defence spending; and they were based on universal male conscription. Central and eastern European states have thus faced a three fold civil-military reform challenge: establishing democratic and civilian control over their armed forces; implementing organisational reform to meet the security and foreign policy demands of the new era; and redefining military bases for legitimacy in society. This volume assesses the experiences of Poland, Hungary, Latvia, Romania, Croatia, Serbia-Montenegro, Ukraine and Russia in these areas. Collectively these countries illustrate the way in which the interaction of broadly similar postcommunist challenges and distinct national contexts have combined to produce a wide variety of different patterns of civil-military relations. This book was previously published as a special issue of European Security.

Migration, Refugee Policy, and State Building in Postcommunist Europe
Migration, Refugee Policy, and State Building in Postcommunist Europe

Author: Oxana Shevel

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2011-10-24

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 1139502336

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Why do similar postcommunist states respond differently to refugees? Why do some states privilege certain refugee groups, while other states do not? This book presents a theory to account for this puzzle, and it centers on the role of the politics of nation-building and of the office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). A key finding of the book is that when the boundaries of a nation are contested (and thus there is no consensus on which group should receive preferential treatment in state policies), a political space for a receptive and nondiscriminatory refugee policy opens up. The book speaks to the broader questions of how nationalism matters after communism and under what conditions and through what mechanisms international actors can influence domestic polices. The analysis is based on extensive primary research the author conducted in four languages in the Czech Republic, Poland, Russia and Ukraine.