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This work examines the British government's negotiation of the Treaty on European Union which took place between December 1990 and December 1991. On the basis of documentary and interview-based evidence of leading participants from Britain and Europe, it offers an insight into the objectives and motivations of the British government. The author analyzes the various constraints and pressures that impinged on the British government and sets its successes and failures in the Maastricht negotiations in a broader context of British European policy. general interest

This major comparative study examines the challenges faced by countries of postcommunist Europe in reforming and professionalizing their armed forces. It explores how the interaction of the common challenges of postcommunism and the diverse circumstances of individual countries are shaping professionalization processes in this changing region. The detailed country case studies in this volume, written by leading experts to a common analytical framework, compare the experiences of Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Croatia, FRY, Russia and Ukraine.

This comparative study examines the development of military society relations in central and eastern Europe since the collapse of communism. It explores how the interaction of the common challenges of postcommunism 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.

This book examines the British government's negotiation of the Treaty on European Union which took place between December 1990 and December 1991.

This major comparative study examines the challenges faced by countries of postcommunist Europe in reforming and professionalizing their armed forces.

This major comparative study examines the development of military-society relations in central and eastern Europe since the collapse of communism.

In the post-Cold War era, European militaries are engaged in an ongoing adaptation which is challenging relations between armed forces and the societies that they serve. It analyzes eight key issues in armed forces and society relations, to explore the scale and intensity of these changes.