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Recent years have seen a transformation in Turkish civil-military relations -- away from the traditional picture of weak elected officials overseen by a strong military, to one of a strengthened civilian government and a military with decreased influence. This article explores the questions of how this transformation has occurred, whether it will last, and what it indicates about prospects for democratic consolidation in Turkey. It includes suggestions for ensuring the institutionalization of these changes, and discusses possible stumbling blocks to further advancement. Adapted from the source document.

Ethiopia's imperial regime was overthrown by a coalition of civilian and military forces. However, civil-military relations deteriorated when civilian groups demanded a democratically elected government, to which the military was unwilling to concede. The ruling military council's (PMAC) reluctance to share power with civilians, whom they distrust, and the failure of civilian groups to present a united front against the PMAC led to their demise. A military oligarchy headed by Mengistu has consolidated its power and outmaneuvered civilian opposition by militarizing the society and the bureaucracy, and by controlling urban and peasant associations. Civil-military relations in Ethiopia have thus evolved from a period during imperial rule when the armed forces were small and excluded from politics to one (in 1974) of active civil-military cooperation, to the current situation-in which the military wields unprecedented political power-with no prospects for a democratic government.

'Civil-Military Relations in Israel' by Yehuda Ben Meir is reviewed.

A panel discussion on military-civil relations with General Charles Boyd, USAF, retired; Lieutenant General Brent Scowcroft, USAF, retired; and Professor Ole Holsti; moderated by Professor Mackubin Owens. ; "4 May 2000." ; Mode of access: Internet.

The Center for Civil-Military Relations in Monterey, California, helps nations resolve issues resulting from defense transformation, stability and support operations, terrorism, and other security challenges. In the past two years, the Center has helped educate almost 7,000 foreign military officers and civilians in programs conducted in host countries and in the United States.

Investigates the reasons underlying military intervention in the political life of Turkey during the past 35 years, focusing on opposition of the military to the rise of Islamic fundamentalism and growing power of Islamic political parties. Includes the coups d'état of 1960, 1971, and 1980 and the military's role in dissolution of the Islamist Welfare Party in Jan. 1998 and banning of former Prime Minister Erbakan from participation in politics for the next five years.

Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Dedication -- About the Author -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Russian Civil-Military Relations in Transition -- 2 Military Doctrine and Security Strategy in Modern Russia -- 3 Past as Prologue: Setting the Scene, 1996-1998 -- 4 Case I: The Russians Are Coming! The Race to Pristina Airport, June 1999 -- 5 Case II: The Second Road to War in Chechnya: Dagestan, July-September 1999 -- 6 Case III: High Seas Tragedy and Military Melodrama: The Submarine Kursk Tragedy, August 2000 -- 7 Conclusions -- Epilogue: Russia and Georgia: The Summer of 2008 -- Appendices -- Appendix A Russian Military Doctrine, November 1993 -- Appendix B Russian National Security Policy, December 1997 -- Appendix C The World Ocean: Concept Paper for Russia's Naval Program -- Appendix D Russian National Security Concept, January 2000 -- Appendix E Russian Military Doctrine, April 2000 -- Bibliography

Rasmussen reviews 'Civil-Military Relations and Democracy' edited by Larry Diamond and Marc F. Plattner and 'U.S. Civil-Military Relations: In Crisis or Transition?' edited by Don M. Snider and Miranda A. Carlton-Carew.