Post-Cold War Defense Reform
Lessons Learned in Europe and the United States
Will be published approx. on 1. October 2002
Book
Hardback
434 pages
978-1-57488-577-4 (ISBN)
Description
Beginning with the landslide political changes in Europe in the early 1990s, politicians and military planners started to contemplate the possible effects on military postures. Most countries, however, did not enforce plans for post-Cold War reform because they lacked political will and money, their conservative militaries resisted, and they felt no real pressure from any clear and present threat. September 11 was seen in many cases as a loud wake-up call, but nonetheless it did not elicit a clear response. Even in the United States, where calls for defense reform were the strongest, real defense reform seems to be another casualty of the terrorist attacks.
Fortunately, debates have begun about the future of military forces, the "revolution in military affairs," and the plans for NATO and European security and defense cooperation. Whether these initial discussions will lead to real strategic thinking, to threat analysis, and finally to a meaningful strategic review is uncertain. This publication serves as a timely contribution to the debate on determining which lessons have, and have not, been learned while suggesting possible courses for the way ahead.
Fortunately, debates have begun about the future of military forces, the "revolution in military affairs," and the plans for NATO and European security and defense cooperation. Whether these initial discussions will lead to real strategic thinking, to threat analysis, and finally to a meaningful strategic review is uncertain. This publication serves as a timely contribution to the debate on determining which lessons have, and have not, been learned while suggesting possible courses for the way ahead.
Reviews / Votes
"- "These lessons are timely. They should ensure that this volume arouses not only the interest of the academic but, above all, the practitioner." - From the foreword by Lord RobertsonMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Dulles
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 153 mm
Weight
767 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-57488-577-4 (9781574885774)
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07/2011
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Person
AMB. ISTVAN GYARMATI is currently senior vice-president for programs at the EastWest Institute in New York City. His career has spanned numerous postings in the Hungarian Foreign Ministry and Department of Defense. AMB. THEODOR WINKLER is director of the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF) and a representative of the Swiss Department of Defence, Civil Protection, and Sports (DDPS) for the Geneva Centres, ISN, and the "Maison de la Paix." Previously, Ambassador Winkler held a range of senior positions within the Swiss Department of Defense.
Content
Defense reform in Switzerland / by Christian Catrina -- The European dimension of defense reform: from the WEU to the EUS: the new defense role / by Andrew Cottey -- Reform realities / by Chris Donnelly -- Defense sector reform: the French case study / by Alain Faupin -- Implementing a revolution in military affairs: the U.S. quest for military reform / by Dennis M. Gormley -- Ukraine's military reform efforts: lessons learned / by Anatoliy Grytsenko -- Continuity, restructuring, or development from scratch? Dilemmas of Slovenian defense reform, 1991-2001 / by Ljubica Jeluai -- Defense reform in Turkey / by Ali L. Karaosmanolu and Mustafa Kibarolu -- Defense reform in Poland, 1989-2000 / by Andrzej Karkoszka -- Defense reform and NATO / by George Katsirdakis -- Reforms in Finnish defense / by Mika Kerttunen -- The Bundeswehr on its way into the twenty-first century / by the policy planning and advisory staff of the German Ministry of Defense -- U.S. defense reform in a decade of change / by Eric V. Larson -- Defense reform in hungary: a decade of strenuous efforts and missed opportunities by Zolt an Martinusz -- Greece ventures onto new ground: the new Greek security and defense policy, 2000-2015 / by Margarita Mathiopoulos -- Defense reform in Rromania:an ongoing process / by Lliviu Muresan -- The restructuring of the Swedish armed forces after the Cold War by Karlis Neretnieks -- Creating defense: the Estonian case study / by Andrus Vel -- Norwegian defense reforms of the 1990s / by Jonny M. Otterlei -- Defense reforms in the postsocialist states: the experience of Latvia / by Jan Arveds Trapans -- Defense reform in the Czech Republic / by Marie Vlachova.