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Security Dynamics in the Former Soviet Bloc focuses on four former Soviet sub-regions (the Baltic Sea region, the Slavic republics, the Black Sea region, and Central Asia) to explore the degree to which 'democratic security', which includes de-politicisation of, and civilian oversight of, the military, resolution of conflicts by international cooperation, and involvement in international organisations. It examines how far states in these regions have developed cooperative foreign and security policies towards their immediate neighbours and key Western states and organisations, explores the interplay between internal and external aspects of democratic security building, and uses case-study examples to show how inter-state bi-lateral and multi-lateral relations are developing.
NATO's quickly evolving relationship with Central and Eastern
Europe is forming a new basis for security in the region.
Enlargement into the former-Soviet bloc, the conflict over Kosovo,
and developing foreign and domestic events are drastically changing
the technical aspects of security management, the perceptions of
security held by the region's countries, and the actual security
situation on the ground. Almost NATO broadly examines the region's
current security situation and specifically explores NATO's
relationship with Slovakia, Slovenia, Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine,
and the Baltic states all non-members, but each with its own
expectations for membership and relationship to the organization.
Russia's interaction with NATO since the end of the Cold War and
that country's crucial role in the region's future rounds out the
regional coverage. The book's connective tissue is a broader
concept of security that encompasses the European Union,
environmental concerns, minority issues, and economic and political
performance as Europe moves into the 21st century. The
interrelationship and significance of varied concepts of security
are summarized and further developed in the concluding chapter,
along with an effort to place developments in the region within a
more theoretical perspective. The result is a book of significant
breadth and substantial utility, one invaluable to readers trying
to understand the region and NATO's role in its security.
Security Dynamics in the Former Soviet Bloc focuses on four former
Soviet sub-regions (the Baltic Sea region, the Slavic republics,
the Black Sea region, and Central Asia) to explore the degree to
which 'democratic security', which includes de-politicisation of,
and civilian oversight of, the military, resolution of conflicts by
international cooperation, and involvement in international
organisations. It examines how far states in these regions have
developed cooperative foreign and security policies towards their
immediate neighbours and key Western states and organisations,
explores the interplay between internal and external aspects of
democratic security building, and uses case-study examples to show
how inter-state bi-lateral and multi-lateral relations are
developing.
A key country for stability and security in Europe, Ukraine is
struggling to create consistent foreign and security policies.
Political alliances, identity struggles, economic goals, and
geopolitical position all pull this newly emergent state in
different and often conflicting directions. Due to its dependencies
on both the West and Russia, Ukraine's foreign policy is in a state
of flux. To ensure stability in this newly-emergent state, the
contributors to this volume argue that the West should be more
assertive in offering an unambiguous developmental perspective,
supporting democracy and the rule of law, and offer E.U.
affiliation in the near future. International Relations theory and
Ukraine's foreign policy are examined in the first section,
followed by chapters exploring civil-military relations. Next comes
a look at Ukraine's foreign and security policy orientations in
comparative context. The book concludes with chapters focusing on
matters of national identity, ideology, and their impact on
Ukrainian security policy. Scholars and analysts of contemporary
Eastern European politics will be interested in what these
well-known scholars and government officials have to say about the
contemporary state of affairs in this pivotal nation.
Security cooperation is an important instrument of the U.S.
government for advancing national security objectives vis-a-vis
allies and partner countries. This report characterizes security
cooperation mechanisms for capacity-building, produces a detailed
database of the mechanism elements, develops and applies a
preliminary means of evaluating select mechanisms, and recommends
ways to improve mechanism effectiveness and efficiency.
The U.S. government is facing the dual challenge of building its
own interagency capacity for conducting stability operations while
simultaneously building partner capacity (BPC) for stability
operations. This study finds that although BPC and stability
operations are receiving a good deal of attention in official
strategy and planning documents, insufficient attention is being
paid to the details of an integrated strategy.
Security assistance and security cooperation are interrelated
missions that rely on military staffs in U.S. embassies in partner
countries. In countries threatened by insecurity or instability,
actions may be required that are not easily accomplished under
current systems. This report examines three options for improving
current approaches to security assistance and cooperation. They
range from changes in current practices to options requiring new
policies, procedures, organizations, or authorities.
The authors describe possible regional security structures and
bilateral U.S. relationships with Iraq and Afghanistan. They
recommend that the United States offer a wide range of security
cooperation activities to compatible future governments in Kabul
and Baghdad and should also plan to hedge against less-favorable
contingencies. They emphasize that the U.S. Air Force should expect
to remain heavily tasked for the foreseeable future.This book
frames potential long-term U.S. security relationships with Iraq
and Afghanistan in a regional context and posits roles of U.S.
forces, especially the Air Force, in supporting these relationships
under a variety of contingencies.
The problem of multinational force compatibility requires a
planning framework to guide the U.S. Army's investments with
partner armies. This report defines the Niche Capability Planning
Framework, which provides a conceptual template for integrating the
various considerations implicit in a strategy for cultivating
compatible niche capabilities in armies that lack a stable,
long-term, collaborative program of assistance with the U.S. Army.
This report presents a framework for assessing U.S. Army
International Activities (AIA). It also provides a matrix of eight
AIA "ends," derived from top-level national and Army guidance, and
eight AIA "ways," which summarize the various capabilities inherent
in AIA programs. In addition, the report describes the new online
AIA Knowledge Sharing System (AIAKSS) that is being used to solicit
programmatic and assessment data from AIA officials in the Army's
Major Commands.
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