Global politics of defense reform / edited by Thomas Bruneau and Harold Trinkunas.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bruneau, Thomas C.

Trinkunas, Harold A.

Series:

Initiatives in strategic studies--issues and policies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil-military relations.

Armed Forces--Reorganization.

Armed Forces.

National security--International cooperation.

National security.

Physical Description:

xi, 298 pages ; 22 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.

Contents:

Global trends: implications for defense reform

Global trends and their impact on civil-military relations / Thomas Bruneau and Harold Trinkunas

Globalization and the impact of norms on defense restructuring / Anne Clunan

International democracy promotion and its impact on civil-military relations / Thomas Bruneau and Harold Trinkunas

Changing international threat perceptions / James Wirtz

Case studies and conclusion

Democratic consolidation in Chilean civil-military relations: 1990-2005 / Marcos Robledo

Preserving autonomy in conflict: civil-military relations in Colombia / Douglas Porch

"From national, through regional, to universal...": security and defense reform in Romania / Liviu Muresan and Marian Zulean

Global determinants of defense restructuring: the case of the United States / Jim Schweiter and Kim Wincup

India: imbalance under civilian control / Rajesh Basrur

Defense reforms, civil-military relations, and the defense of Taiwan / Toshi Yoshihara

Democratization and the challenge of defense reform in Indonesia / Michael Malley

The challenge to reform defense / David Pion-Berlin.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0230604447

9780230604445

OCLC:

152580893

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