How can civilians in newly democratized countries ensure their control over the military? While establishing civilian control of the military is a necessary con

In recent decades, several East Asian nations have undergone democratic transitions accompanied by changes in the balance of power between civilian elites and m

In The Military and Democracy in Asia and the Pacific, a number of prominent regional specialists take a fresh look at the military's changing role in selected

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