The Evolution of Civil-Military Relations in East-Central Europe and the Former Soviet Union

The dismantlement of the communist system of control of the military and its replacement with a democratic model is one of the most significant aspects of the post-communist transition in East-Central Europe and the former Soviet-Union. The success of democratic civil-military reforms is an important and underappreciated measure of the state of democratic transitions in these countries, and it also has important implications for and links with regional security and NATO relations. This book examines the state of democratic civil-military reforms in nine East-Central and former Soviet states: Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Russia, and Ukraine.

NATALIE L. MYCHAJLYSZYN is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science, Concordia University in Montreal, Canada. Her research interests include security institutions, civil-military relations, conflict prevention and resolution, ethnic politics, and international relations in the Post-Soviet region.

HARALD VON RIEKHOFF is Professor of Political Science, Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. He is the author and editor of numerous books dealing with German foreign policy, NATO, arms control, Canada-U.S. relations, and the revolution in military affairs.