Title Anatomy of post-communist European defense institutions : the mirage of military modernity / Thomas-Durell Young

Published New York : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, [2017] ©2017

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Description 1 online resource Series Suspensions: Contemporary Middle Eastern and Islamicate thought Suspensions (Series) Contents The state of communist defense institutions and armed forces, ca. 1990 -- NATO exports its "new model army": why it did not take -- Post-Soviet republics? Defense institutions -- Post-Warsaw Pact republics? Defense institutions -- Post-Yugoslav republics? Defense institutions -- Building defense institutions: sharpening the western mind -- Reforming western policy and management of defense reform -- Conclusion: getting to "honest defense" -- Appendices: -- Partnership action plan for Defence Institution Building (PAP-DIB) -- U.S. Title 22 Security ssistance to select countries in Central and Eastern Europe -- Cultural tools and country comparisons Summary 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.-- Provided by Publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Print version record Subject Military assistance. European history. Military history: post WW2 conflicts. HISTORY -- Military -- Other. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science. Armed Forces Armed Forces -- Reorganization Military assistance Military readiness SUBJECT Europe, Eastern -- Armed Forces -- Reorganization Former Soviet republics -- Armed Forces -- Reorganization Europe, Eastern -- Armed Forces -- History Former Soviet republics -- Armed Forces -- History Former Soviet republics -- Defenses Former communist countries -- Defenses Europe, Eastern -- Defenses Subject Eastern Europe Former communist countries Soviet Union -- Former Soviet republics Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781350012417 1350012416 9781350012424 1350012424 1350012408 9781350012400

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