Title: Global politics of defense reform /
Authors: Bruneau, Thomas C.; Trinkunas, Harold A.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan,
Year: 2008
Subjects: Civil-military relations; Armed Forces Reorganization.; National security International cooperation; Armed Forces Reorganization; Civil-military relations; National security International cooperation.; POLITICAL SCIENCE Political Process Political Advocacy.
Abstract: This volume analyzes the impact of key global trends on civil-military relations by examining defense reform processes since the end of the Cold War. Civil - military relations are reconceptualized to emphasize three dimensions: civilian control of the armed forces, effectiveness in carrying out roles and missions, and efficiency in use of resources. The key global trends that affect these dimensions are the globalization of new norms and ideas, the democratization of governance, technological innovation, and economic liberalization. By focusing on defense reform processes, this book examines cases where civil-military relations can potentially alter quite rapidly under the impact of global trends. By comparing cases across Europe, Asia, North and South America, this book argues that democratization and globalization have had an outsized role in determining the timing and sequence of defense reform and the consequent impact on civil-military relations.
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.