Ukraine after the Orange Revolution
Subtitle: can it complete military transformation and join the U.S.-lead war on terrorism?
By: Deborah Sanders.
Contributors: Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute.
Publisher: Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College
Published: 2006
Place of publication: [Carlisle Barracks, PA]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 42
ISBN-13: 9781584872535
Subjects: War on Terrorism, 2001-; Peacekeeping forces -- Iraq -- Case studies; Ukraine -- Armed Forces -- Reorganization
Genres: Case studies.
Description: Ukraine can make two important contributions to the U.S.-led war on terror. It can consolidate its democracy and thereby be a force for peace and stability in the Eurasian region, and, second, through its military transformation, it can provide peacekeeping forces to zones of instability. In order to be an effective contributor to peacekeeping operations and to consolidate its democracy, Ukraine needs to engage in comprehensive military transformation. This will necessitate the reform of all security stakeholders--all those organizations responsible for the provision of security. Effective military transformation in Ukraine also will be dependent on the development of military professionalism, democratic political control, and democratic professionalism. Ukraine has made some notable progress in all these areas, though much remains to be done. Paradoxically, military transformation will make Ukrainian peacekeeping forces more deployable, but democratic consolidation is likely to place severe limits on how these forces are used in the future. In addition, Ukraine's desire for Euro-Atlantic integration also will speed up and add a qualitative element to Ukraine's military transformation, but this could damage relations with its largest neighbor, the Russian Federation, which could lead to the reemphasis of traditional definitions of defense rather than the development of niche capabilities.
Notes: "October 2006."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 35-42).

Electronic version also available on the SSI website.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: What can Ukraine contribute to the war on terrorism?; title: Ukraine's military transformation; title: Progress so far in building an effective security sector; title: The consolidation of democracy and military transformation; title: External pressures on military transformation; title: Case studies of Ukrainian peacekeepers in Iraq; title: Summary; title: Recommendations.