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Publicación created on 05/30/2008 - 00:00 by in PfPC
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This chapter explores the particular challenges facing small countries in creating and sustaining defense industrial capacity. The author attempts to define "small" defense economies and explains how these small economies have new opportunities for international cooperation in the process of...... Read more...
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This chapter outlines the broader context of defense institution building with regard to the EU and NATO. The author argues that the achievements, a multi-pillar Europeanism on the part of the EU, and out-of-area expeditionary operations on the part of NATO, are not as comprehensive, either as...... Read more...
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This chapter presents approaches to strengthening integrity and reducing corruption risk in defense establishments. The authors outline the threat of corruption in the defense sector and describe the global nongovernmental organization Transparency International, which is involved in leading the... Read more...
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This chapter presents Bulgaria’s experience in implementing a capacity-building research project. Entitled Operations Research Support to Force and Operations Planning in the New Security Environment, the project is sponsored by the NATO Science for Peace Program. The authors outline the project’s... Read more...
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This article outlines the Starlink program of the Center for European Security Studies. The program intends to help connect the beneficiary countries to the wider European security community by promoting reforms and democratic governance of the security sector. The authors describe Starlink’s focus... Read more...
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This chapter examines the issue of civilians in a defense establishment. First, it presents the factors that drive the involvement of civilians in defense and points out some common perceptions, or rather misperceptions in Central and Eastern European countries. Next, it offers a classification of... Read more...
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This chapter discusses the institutionalization of risk assessment within the framework of NATO’s Partnership Action Plan for Defense Institution Building (PAP-DIB). One of the Action Plan’s objectives is "effective and transparent arrangements and procedures to assess security risks and national... Read more...
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Publicación created on 03/30/2008 - 00:00 by in PfPC
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This article argues that US public diplomacy against international terrorism has largely failed. It states that what is most needed is a strong infusion of fresh ideas. US spokesmen should re-open the argument about terrorism's rank immorality; amplify the voices of Muslim critics of terrorism... Read more...
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Publicación created on 03/30/2008 - 00:00 by in PfPC
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This paper provides a comprehensive synthesis of the Polish military’s fighter aircraft selection process and answers to the question why Poland chose the F-16. The author analyzes the domestic politics and institutional setting associated with the F-16 decision process and provides a capability... Read more...
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Publicación created on 03/30/2008 - 00:00 by in PfPC
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This article analyzes the security politics of Montenegro within the framework of the NATO Partnership for Peace (PfP) program. The author outlines the history and rationale of the program, its areas of cooperation, mechanisms and measurements to implement the plan. He examines the specific...... Read more...
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This article examines the challenges faced by technologically advantaged forces on the asymmetrical battlefield vis-à-vis the legal principle of distinction. Paradoxically, the technological edge that advanced armed forces enjoy over their enemies may present problems in terms of ensuring...... Read more...
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Publicación created on 03/30/2008 - 00:00 by in PfPC
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This article examines the situation in Transnistria, the breakaway republic on the border between Moldova and Ukraine. It introduces the cause of the conflict, reviews attempts to find a negotiated solution and examines the proposals of the Russian envoy Kozak. Subsequently, it looks at the...... Read more...
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Publicación created on 03/30/2008 - 00:00 by in PfPC
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This article examines some of Europe’s critical energy security challenges and EU efforts to coordinate a common European energy strategy. The author explains how energy policy, still mostly decided on a national basis, is gradually seen in a wider European context and how it is slowly being...... Read more...
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This paper analyzes the dimensions of defense transformation in small and medium-sized countries from the perspectives of willingness and affordability. It outlines the transformation efforts in different European countries with a focus on their military capabilities, examines its economic...... Read more...
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This article examines the consequences for the UK of staying outside the European Economic and Monetary Union. The author lists the economic gains, such as the possibility of an independent national UK economic and monetary policy, and the negative economic consequences, like no elimination of...... Read more...
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This article argues that a prominent feature of insurgencies in the 21st century is their Islamist orientation. The author examines how insurgencies in this century differ from the preceding one in their methodologies, and primarily their motivations, arguing that many contemporary insurgencies are... Read more...
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This article analyzes human trafficking, a modern-day equivalent of slavery, within Eastern Europe. The author examines the patterns of trafficking in the region, determines links between corruption and trafficking and identifies possible networks for countertrafficking activities in the region.
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Publicación created on 01/30/2008 - 00:00 by in PfPC
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This article revisits the interdependence debate in international relations theory. One of the aims of this paper is to analyze under what conditions international cooperation and interdependence can emerge. The author criticizes the work of Dougherty, Pfaltzgraff, and Barbieri, and argues that... Read more...
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This article discusses the US provincial reconstruction team (PRT) mission and organization, best practices and challenges. The author argues that the US PRTs are successful and offers some recommendations to improve on PRT effectiveness in the counterinsurgency environment of Afghanistan.
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This article outlines the possibilities for Kosovo's future status and puts it in the wider context of the Balkan's changing political landscape. The author briefly examines the EU accession possibilities, Russia's position in the region and outlines possible future scenarios.
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This article highlights the concept of energy security within a broad geopolitical concept. The author reviews energy consumption patterns and statistics and outlines the main actors that play a significant role in the production and transportation of oil and gas. A case study of Bulgaria shows how... Read more...
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This article outlines the origins, history and basic concepts of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) launched by US President George W Bush in 2003. The author also identifies the practical and operational limits of the Initiative and recognizes legal challenges to it as well as those...... Read more...
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Publicación created on 10/30/2007 - 00:00 by in PfPC
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