Professional paper

Reshaping of European Armed Forces for XXI Century

Chris Donnelly

Abstract

Many European countries have armed forces today which are no longer appropriate to the security threats which these countries may face in the future. As a result they face the prospect of painful and costly fundamental reform. This is particularly true in Central and Eastern Europe, where the problem is compounded by the post-socialist heritage, the small size of many countries, and the poor economic situation. A lot of effort needs to be put into determine how best to reorganize C&EE armed forces in this light. Professionalization may not be a viable answer. Personnel career manage­ment is everywhere the priority, closely followed by force planning. In the long run, role-sharing in an alliance may be the only solution.

Keywords

armed forces; military reform; Central Europe; Eastern Europe; professionalization; alliances

Hrčak ID:

202693

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/202693

Publication date:

20.12.2000.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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