Analyses changing patterns of international military cooperation and assistance and shows that Western defence diplomacy is increasingly being directed towards new goals. The new defence diplomacy runs alongside the old and there are tensions between the two, in particular between the new goal of promoting democracy and the old imperative of supporting authoritarian allies.
Anthony Forster Poradie kníh
Tento autor sa primárne zameriava na politickú vedu, pričom čerpá z hlbokých znalostí získaných počas svojej predchádzajúcej kariéry. Jeho diela sa zaoberajú zložitými politickými procesmi a dynamikou moci. Vďaka svojmu akademickému zameraniu a praktickým skúsenostiam ponúka jedinečný pohľad na súčasné spoločenské a politické výzvy. Jeho analytický prístup poskytuje čitateľom prenikavé vhľady do oblastí, ktoré formujú náš svet.


- 2004
- 2003
Soldiers and societies in postcommunist Europe : legitimacy and change
- 256 stránok
- 9 hodin čítania
This major comparative study examines the development of military-society relations in central and eastern Europe since the collapse of communism. Soldiers and Societies in Post-Communist Europe explores how the interaction of the common challenges of post-communism and the diverse circumstances of individual countries are shaping patterns of military-society relations in this changing region. Detailed country case studies, written by international experts to a common analytical framework, compare the experiences of Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Croatia, Yugoslavia and Ukraine.