Democratic Control of the Military in Postcommunist Europe: Guarding the Guards

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
Foreword......Page 8
Preface......Page 10
Notes on Contributors......Page 12
1 Introduction: the Challenge of Democratic Control of Armed Forces in Postcommunist Europe......Page 14
Part I Central Europe......Page 32
2 Democratic Control of Armed Forces in Postcommunist Poland: the Interplay of History, Political Society and Institutional Reform......Page 34
3 Democratic Control of Armed Forces in the Czech Republic: a Journey from Social Isolation......Page 57
4 Civil–Military Relations in Hungary: No Big Deal......Page 77
Part II The Baltic States......Page 102
5 Democratic Control of Armed Forces in Latvia......Page 104
6 The Challenges of Civil–Military Relations and Democratic Control of Armed Forces: the Case of Lithuania......Page 121
Part III South Eastern Europe......Page 140
7 Defence Planning in Emerging Democracies: the Case of Romania......Page 142
8 The Changing Nature of Civil–Military Relations in Post-Totalitarian Bulgaria......Page 153
9 Democratic Control of Armed Forces in Slovenia......Page 172
10 ‘Like Drunken Geese in the Fog’: Developing Democratic Control of Armed Forces in Croatia......Page 187
11 The European Exception: Civil–Military Relations in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro)......Page 207
Part IV The Former Soviet Union......Page 226
12 The Evolution of Civil–Military Relations in Russia......Page 228
13 The Development of Civil–Military Relations in Post-Soviet Ukraine......Page 246
Part V Conclusion......Page 262
14 Soldiers, Politics and Defence in Postcommunist Europe......Page 264
Index......Page 278