Militar und Politik. Zur demokratischen Kontrolle der Armeen in Osteuropa

In: Osteuropa, Band 53, Heft 6, S. 792-807

Abstract

The East European states have had to confront five challenges in establishing democratic control over their armies: they have had to overcome structures inherited from the socialist era, prevent independent action by the army, ensure that the army could not be misused, build up democratic norms & decision-making processes, & gain civilian expertise. For a long time, democratic control over the armed forces did not advance beyond the level of formal institution building. It became clear that the main problem was not the need to prevent military intervention in politics, but rather, to construct effective mechanisms guaranteeing civilian input, control, & feedback. Adapted from the source document.