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Anatomy of post-communist European defense institutions : the mirage of military modernity / Thomas-Durell Young.
Author
Young, Thomas-Durell
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
London : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2017.
©2017
Description
xv, 296 pages ; 24 cm
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Firestone Library - Stacks
UA646.8 .Y68 2017
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Military assistance
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Europe, Eastern
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Armed Forces
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Reorganization
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Former Soviet republics
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Armed Forces
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Reorganization
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Europe, Eastern
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Armed Forces
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History
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Former Soviet republics
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Armed Forces
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History
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Former Soviet republics
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Defenses
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Former communist countries
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Defenses
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Europe, Eastern
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Defenses
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Summary note
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.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-281) and index.
Contents
The state of communist defense institutions and armed forces, circa 1990
NATO exports its "new model army": why it did not take
Post-Soviet republics' defense institutions
Post-Warsaw Pact republics' defense institutions
Former Yugoslav republics' defense institutions
Building defense institutions: sharpening the western mind
Reforming western policy and management of defense reform
Conclusion: getting to "honest defense"
Partnership action plan for Defence Institution Building (PAP-DIB)
U.S. Code Title 22 Security assistance to select countries in Central and Eastern Europe
Cultural tools and country comparisons.
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ISBN
9781350012394 ((hb))
1350012394 ((hb))
LCCN
2016046329
OCLC
982248099
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