A. Cottey
'Civil-Military Relations in Postcommunist Europe: Assessing the Transition'
Cottey, A.; Edmunds, T.P.; Forster, Anthony
Authors
T.P. Edmunds
Anthony Forster
Abstract
This article argues that the relative homogeneity of communist civil-military relations postcommunist Europe has been replaced by significant diversity. Those states that have joined NATO and the EU have consolidated democratic civilian control of their militaries, re-oriented their defence policies towards peacekeeping and intervention operations beyond their borders and are fashioning new military-society relationships. In contrast, in Russia, Ukraine and most of the other former Soviet republics the military has become part of the nexus of semi- or outright authoritarian presidential rule, while severe economic and social problems are resulting in a dramatic downgrading of the military's professional and operational competence and severely inhibiting the prospects for meaningful military reform. In the countries of the former Yugoslavia, civil-military reform is gathering pace, but continues to struggle with twin legacies of war and authoritarianism.
Citation
Cottey, A., Edmunds, T., & Forster, A. (2005). 'Civil-Military Relations in Postcommunist Europe: Assessing the Transition'. European Security, 14(1), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1080/09662830500042452
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Mar 1, 2005 |
Deposit Date | Jul 9, 2007 |
Journal | European Security |
Print ISSN | 0966-2839 |
Electronic ISSN | 1746-1545 |
Publisher | Taylor and Francis Group |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 14 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | 1-16 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1080/09662830500042452 |
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