Global Politics of Defense Reform

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. Global Trends: Implications for Defense Reform

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Global Trends and Their Impact on Civil-Military Relations

      • Thomas Bruneau, Harold Trinkunas

      Pages 3-19

   3. Globalization and the Impact of Norms on Defense Restructuring

      • Anne Clunan

      Pages 21-48

   4. International Democracy Promotion and its Impact on Civil-Military Relations

      • Thomas Bruneau, Harold Trinkunas

      Pages 49-67

   5. Changing International Threat Perceptions

      • James Wirtz

      Pages 69-91

3. Case Studies and Conclusion

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 93-93

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   2. Democratic Consolidation in Chilean Civil-Military Relations: 1990–2005

      • Marcos Robledo

      Pages 95-125

   3. Preserving Autonomy In Conflict: Civil-Military Relations In Colombia

      • Douglas Porch

      Pages 127-153

   4. “From National, Through Regional, to Universal. …”: Security and Defense Reform in Romania

      • Liviu Muresan, Marian Zulean

      Pages 155-176

   5. Global Determinants of Defense Restructuring: The Case of the United States

      • Jim Schweiter, Kim Wincup

      Pages 177-199

   6. India: Imbalance Under Civilian Control

      • Rajesh Basrur

      Pages 201-221

   7. Defense Reforms, Civil-Military Relations, and the Defense of Taiwan

      • Toshi Yoshihara

      Pages 223-249

   8. Democratization and the Challenge of Defense Reform in Indonesia

      • Michael Malley

      Pages 251-269

   9. The Challenge to Reform Defense

      • David Pion-Berlin

      Pages 271-284

4. Back Matter

   Pages 285-298

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This volume highlights the impact of global trends on defense reform and civil-military relations, including phenomena such as globalization and economic liberalization that are not usually associated with such matters.

• autonomy
• Civil-Military Relations
• conflict
• democracy
• democratization
• globalization
• perception
• politics
• reform
• reforms
• restructuring
• state

• Naval Postgraduate School, USA

  Thomas Bruneau

• Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, USA

  Harold Trinkunas

Thomas Bruneau is a Distinguished Professor of National Security Affairs  in the Naval Postgraduate School's Department of National Security Affairs. He received his Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of California at Berkeley. He has researched and written extensively on Latin America, especially Brazil, and Portugal. Dr. Bruneau has published more than a dozen books in English and Portuguese as well as articles in scholarly journals. His most recent books include Soldiers and Statesmen: The Institutional Bases of Democratic Civilian Control (Austin: University of Texas Press, 2006) with Scott Tollefson, and Reforming Intelligence: Obstacles to Democratic Control and Effectiveness (Austin: University of Texas Press, 2007).  
Harold Trinkunas is an Associate Professor in the Department of National Security Affairs at the Naval Postgraduate School. He received his Ph.D. in Political Science from Stanford University. His research and writing has focused on Latin American politics, particularly democratization and civil-military relations. His recent publications include Crafting Civilian Control of the Military in Venezuela (University of North Carolina Press, 2005); and Terrorism Financing and State Responses: a Comparative Perspective (Stanford University Press, 2007), co-edited with Jeanne Giraldo. Professor Trinkunas also serves as Deputy Director for Academic Affairs for the Center for Civil Military Relations at the Naval Postgraduate School.

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