This book addresses the challenge of reforming defense and military policy-making in newly democratized nations. By tracing the development of civil-military re

The world has been stunned since 1989 by the speed with which the countries of Eastern Europe abandoned four decades of Marxist-Leninist rule and cast their lot

Looking at how armies supportive of democracy are built, this title argues that the military is the important institution that states maintain, for without mili

Narcís Serra, former Spanish Minister of Defence, explains the process and conditions necessary for successful democratic military reform.

The response of an autocratic nation's armed forces is crucial to the outcome of democratization movements throughout the world. But how can military officers a