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Diversity in the armed forces of the United States / Charles Moskos -- Diversity in the Canadian forces / Donna Winslow, Phyllis Browne and Angela Febbraro -- Indigenous integration into the Bolivian and Ecuadorean armed forces / Brian R. Selmeski -- Diversity in the Brazilian armed forces / Celso Castro -- Diversity in the South African armed forces / Lindy Heinecken -- Diversity in the Eritrean armed forces / Mussie Teclemichael Tessema -- Diversity in the Indian armed forces / Leena Parmar -- Diversity in the Israel Defense Forces / Edna Lomsky-Feder and Eyal Ben-Ari -- Ethnic diversity in the British armed forces / Christopher Dandeker and David Mason -- Diversity in the French armed forces / Bernard Boëne and Claude Weber -- Diversity in the German armed forces / Heiko Biehl, Paul Klein and Gerhard Kümmel -- Diversity in the Belgian armed forces / Philippe Manigart -- Diversity in the Dutch armed forces / Rudy Richardson, Jolanda Bosch and René Moelker

Over the past several years Western concern over Soviet external military activities, primarily in Third World countries, has grown dramatically. For example, U.S. Secretary of Defense Harold Brown observed recently that there were various explanations for the "undeniable growth" of Moscow's military power. Some see it as a product of bureaucratic inertia, some as part of a deliberate plan "to work the Soviet will on the international community, and others as a tool for supporting political goals. Events in Angola and the Horn of Africa in this I last named I view could well be prototypes for more ambitious projection of Soviet power in the future."

Gestützt primär auf sowjetische Quellen vermitteln die Autoren einen Überblick über das Sytem und die Einzeldisziplinen der militärischen Sozialwissenschaften in der UdSSR: Militärgeschichte (Schwerpunkt: Akademie des Generalstabs), militärische Pädagogik und Psychologie sowie militärische Ökonomie, Geographie und Soziologie. Des weiteren informieren die Verfasser über die politische Kontroll- und Kommandostruktur der sowjetischen Streitkräfte (Rolle der KPdSU und der Politischen Hauptverwaltung des Verteidigungsministeriums). BIOst-Klk)

Main provisions, verification issues, and future implications of the Treaty, signed Nov. 19, 1990.

The size of armed forces is estimated for a sample of 143 countries, using a simultaneous model with the use of conscription an endogenous variable. Results indicate that the use of conscription is associated with a country having 34 percent more personnel in its armed forces. (Abstract amended)

The mental health of the UK Armed Forces is a topic much debated by healthcare professionals, politicians and the media. While the current operations in Afghanistan, and the recent conflict in Iraq, are relevant to this debate, much of what is known about the effects of war upon the psyche still derives from the two World Wars. This paper will examine the historical and contemporary evidence about why it is that some Service personnel suffer psychological injuries during their military service and others do not. The paper will also consider some of the strategies that today's Armed Forces have put in place to mitigate the effects of sending military personnel into danger.

Disposition of the military as each republic emerges as an independent nation; impact on East-West relations.

This paper focuses on how Muslims (of Pakistani origin) living in Britain perceive the British Armed Services as a career. The analysis draws on a survey of 300 individuals, who were interviewed personally, in three languages: English, Punjabi and Urdu, using semi-structured, open ended, in-depth interviews. The survey results reveled that the Muslims' interviewed are aware of the negative aspects of the forces such as racism and are largely unaware of the positive actions the British Armed Forces are doing to improve race relations and recruit more ethic minorities.

Children of Armed Forces personnel constitute 33% of the clientele dependant on our healthcare. Various child health indicators and immunization coverage of Indian Armed Forces children is better than the national figures. With improved patient care, it has been observed that the morbidity and mortality pattern of diseases affecting the children of Armed Forces personnel has shown a change from infectious diseases in the past to more of chronic complex disorders at present. Hospital admissions of children in military hospitals due to nutritional and infectious diseases have reduced and constitute only around 21% of all paediatric hospital admissions. Various factors responsible for this shift are preventive health measures (antenatal care, immunization), Active promotion of health (baby friendly hospital concept, Well baby clinic) curative health services (outpatient services, in-patient care, specialty care, supportive Care) and supportive care-reaching beyond like ASHA schools. Presently, we need to handle, life style diseases like obesity, mental stress, teach coping mechanisms for common stressors such as parental separation, family reunification, parental loss, behavioral problems, diseases other than infectious diseases requiring super specialty care. The challenge lies in planning the road ahead for these children and adolescents ensuring a life-course approach.