The challenge to defense reform in Central/Eastern Europe, with reference to Slovenia

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Young, Thomas-Durell
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Central/Eastern Europe
Slovenia
Defense reform
Conceptual divide
Post-Communism
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Date of Issue
2016-12
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Republika Slovenija; Ministrstvo za Obrambo
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An altogether common assumption amongst Western and many Central/Eastern officials is that the post-Communist defense institutions have, more or less, been successful in adopting Western concepts of defense governance. A careful review of the data strongly suggests that these organizations remain largely bound by Communist-legacy defense concepts which inhibit them from producing defense outcomes. As such, it is unclear whether these armed forces are capable of contributing effectively to the Alliance’s common defense. Despite being ‘relatively’ reformed by regional standards, the paper argues that the Slovenian defense institution harbors some legacy practices (e.g. centralization of decision-making) and weaknesses (e.g. defense planning) that urgently need to be addressed by Slovenian political and defense officials.
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https://hdl.handle.net/10945/56202
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National Security Affairs
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Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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20 p.
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