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  • Civil-Military Relations in Croatia: Politicisation and the Politics of Reform

    Author(s)
    Bellamy, A.
    Edmunds, Timothy
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Bellamy, Alex J.
    Year published
    2005
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    Abstract
    This article argues that since 2000 successive Croatian governments have shown themselves increasingly dedicated to reforming civil /military relations. However, their efforts have been hampered by four key obstacles. First, the need to implement defence reforms in the context of an unwieldy set of civil /military relationships, political and institutional rivalries, a lack of civil and military defence expertise and a continuing legacy of politicisation. Second, the need to cut defence spending as a proportion of the overall budget whilst taking on new military roles and improving the capability of the armed forces. Third, ...
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    This article argues that since 2000 successive Croatian governments have shown themselves increasingly dedicated to reforming civil /military relations. However, their efforts have been hampered by four key obstacles. First, the need to implement defence reforms in the context of an unwieldy set of civil /military relationships, political and institutional rivalries, a lack of civil and military defence expertise and a continuing legacy of politicisation. Second, the need to cut defence spending as a proportion of the overall budget whilst taking on new military roles and improving the capability of the armed forces. Third, the need to balance the demands of the NATO accession process while implementing a balanced and fundamental reform of the armed forces as a whole. Finally, the need to implement root and branch personnel reforms and downsizing in the OSRH while simultaneously recruiting and retaining quality personnel and addressing the wider social issue of unemployment.
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    Journal Title
    European Security
    Volume
    14
    Issue
    1
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1080/09662830500042338
    Subject
    Political Science not elsewhere classified
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/59845
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