ALEX J. BELLAMY Lecturer, Defence Studies Department, Kings College London, Joint Services Command and Staff CollegeLAURA CLEARY Lecturer, Department of Politics, University of StirlingPAL DUNAY Director, International Training Course in Security Policy, Geneva Centre for Security PolicyJAMES GOW Reader, Department of War Studies, Kings College LondonDALE R. HERSPRING Professor of Political Science, Kansas State UniversityERIK KOPAC Researcher and Assistant Professor, Department of Defence Studies, University of LjubljanaIGOR KOTNIK-DVOJMOC State Under-secretary, Slovenian Ministry of Defence, Assistant Professor, Department of Defence Studies, University of LjubljanaPAUL LATAWSKI Senior Lecturer in International Affairs, Royal Military Academy, SandhurstROBERTAS SAPRONAS Head of Analysis and Planning Division, International Relations Department, Lithuanian Ministry of National DefenceJAMES SHERR Senior Fellow, Geneva Centre for Democratic Control of Armed ForcesJAN ARVEDS TRAPANS Senior Fellow, Geneva Centre for Democratic Control of Armed ForcesMARYBETH PETERSON ULRICH Associate Professor of Government, Department of National Security and Strategy, US Army War CollegeMARIE VLACHOVÁ Senior Fellow, Geneva Centre for Democratic Control of Armed ForcesMARIAN ZULEAN Advisor on NATO and the OCSE, International Affairs Department Office of the Romanian Presidency

'[A] well-conceived and tightly edited manuscript that adds significantly to our understanding of the military in an increasingly important area of the world. The conceptual scheme lends coherence to the substantive chapters, written by recognized experts on the countries in question. The book offers a needed corrective to the notion that NATO standards and notions of professionalism will dominate modern militaries. It will be of interest to those interested in post-communist systems and civil-military relations.' - Professor John Allen Williams, Loyola University Chicago, Executive Director, Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society

• Notes on the Contributors Preface Introduction: The Professionalization of Armed Forces in Postcommunist Europe; A.Forster, T.Edmunds, A.Cottey PART I: CENTRAL EUROPE Professionalization of the Polish Armed Forces: 'No Room for Amateurs and Undereducated Soldiers?'; P.Latawski Professionalization of the Army of the Czech Republic; M.Vlachová Professionalization of the Slovak Armed Forces; M.P.Ulrich Building Professional Competence in Hungary's Defence: Slow Motion; P.Dunay PART II: THE BALTIC STATES Professionalization of the Armed Forces in Central and Eastern Europe: the Case of Latvia; J.A.Trapans Lithuanian Armed Forces: Re-establishment, Professionalization and Integration; R.Sapronas PART III: SOUTH EASTERN EUROPE Professionalization of the Romania Armed Forces; M.Zulean The New Model Army?: Bulgarian Experiences of Professionalization; L.Cleary Professionalization of the Slovenian Armed Forces; I.Kotnik-Dvojmoc & E.Kopac A Revolution in Civil-Military Affairs: The Professionalization of the Croatia's Armed Forces; A.J.Bellamy Professionalization and the Yugoslav Army; J.Gow PART IV: THE FORMER SOVET UNION De- Professionalizing of the Russian Armed Forces; D.R.Herspring Professionalization, Civilian Control and Democracy in Ukraine; J.Sherr PART V: CONCLUSION Professionalizing Postcommunist Militaries; A.Forster, T.Edmunds, A.Cottey Index