Author: Alexandru Cotoara-Nicolae Publisher: ISBN: 9781423527961 Category : Languages : en Pages : 112
Book Description
The transformation of the political relations in Europe at the dawn of the 21st Century resulted in deep changes in the concept of security and collective defense. In the context of NATO enlargement, Romania, like other Central and Eastern European countries, reconsidered its political and strategic position in this new environment, started profound reforms in its security institutions and continues to consolidate the democratic statecraft. This thesis examines the Steps Romania, as an aspiring country, has to complete for the admission into the Alliance. The analysis mainly focuses on the process of defense resource allocation and reorganization of the Armed Forces as requirements imposed by NATO through the concept of the Membership Action Plan. A detailed description of the defense resource allocation process is presented and analyzed against relevant theory on policy analysis and contemporary budgeting systems, in particular PPBS. The analysis concludes that through the implementation of the new defense resource management system and reorganization of the Armed Forces, Romania can meet its defense needs and become an important military contributor to NATO.
Author: Călin Hentea Publisher: Scarecrow Press ISBN: 9780810858206 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 268
Book Description
One of the first historical mentions of an armed conflict in what is now Romania dates back to 335 B.C., when, prior to launching his legendary Asian campaign, Alexander the Great organized an expedition over the Western shore of the Danube to deter the Gaets and secure the frontier of the Macedonian Kingdom. Since then, the land located on the Black Sea and nestled amongst the Carpathian Mountains has seen more than its fair share of military struggles. Whether referring to the country's fight for independence against the Ottoman Empire in the 14th Century or the December Revolution in the late 20th Century, Romania's military history has been long and varied. This book presents a chronological and detailed narrative of the significant events in the nation's military history, covering everything from the campaign of the Persian king Darius I against the Scythians in 514 B.C. to Romania's admission into NATO in April of 2004. Beginning with a full chronology of the country's most important and decisive military events, Brief Romanian Military History then presents a general overview of 2500 years of Romanian history. Complete with biographies of significant military leaders and entries on important battles, wars, military organizations, structures, fortresses, uniforms, and weapons for each of the historical eras chronicled, this book is an essential reference tool for scholars, historians, anthropologists, journalists, and all others interested in the history of Romania.
Author: T. Edmunds Publisher: IOS Press ISBN: 1607501287 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 128
Book Description
Consisting of eight parts, this book includes the changing nature of the defence of national territory role; expeditionary warfare; peacekeeping and humanitarian intervention; defence diplomacy; domestic military assistance; and internal security. The authors come from a range of different groups involved in defence transformation processes.
Author: Nicolae-Stefan Z. Ciocoiu Publisher: ISBN: Category : National security Languages : en Pages : 22
Book Description
Adapting to the changes that occurred in the strategic environment after the end of the Cold War and in order to solve its security needs Romania's fundamental national interest is to join NATO the single structure capable of providing guarantees for peace and stability in its regional area of interest. To achieve this interest Romania started to implement a comprehensive reform process in all domains of national power - political economic military and psychological. In the military realm the main policy by which the reform is applied is the transformation of the Armed Forces. Through this process Romania aims to create a compact efficient and flexible military force that is fully capable of meeting its national security needs and NATO's expectations as a full Alliance member. This paper analyses Romania's objectives for its Armed Forces transformation envisages ways and means leading to their achievement and recommends a possible option that can be considered.
Author: Curtis L. Gilroy Publisher: MIT Press ISBN: 0262072769 Category : Armed Forces Languages : en Pages : 519
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Military, political, and academic experts analyze recent reforms in military personnel policies, including the shift to a smaller, all-volunteer force, improved working conditions, increased pay, and better quality of life for military families.
Author: Wayne C. Thompson Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield ISBN: 1538165856 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 627
Book Description
The World Today Series: Nordic, Central, and Southeastern Europe is an annually updated presentation of each sovereign country in Nordic, Central and Southeastern Europe, past and present. It is organized by individual chapters for each country and presents a complete and authoritative overview of each region’s geography, people, history, political system, constitution, parliament, parties, political leaders, and elections. The combination of factual accuracy and up-to-date detail along with its informed projections make this an outstanding resource for researchers, practitioners in international development, media professionals, government officials, potential investors and students. Now in its 21st edition, the content is thorough yet perfect for a one-semester introductory course or general library reference. Available in both print and e-book formats and priced low to fit student and library budgets.
Author: Wayne C. Thompson Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield ISBN: 1475841523 Category : Reference Languages : en Pages : 623
Book Description
This is an annually updated presentation of each sovereign country in Nordic, Central and Southeastern Europe, past and present. It is organized by individual chapters for each country and presents a complete and authoritative overview of each region’s geography, people, history, political system, constitution, parliament, parties, political leaders, and elections. The combination of factual accuracy and up-to-date detail along with its informed projections make this an outstanding resource for researchers, practitioners in international development, media professionals, government officials, potential investors and students.Now in its 18th edition, the content is thorough yet perfect for a one-semester introductory course or general library reference. Available in both print and e-book formats and priced low to fit student and library budgets.
Author: Hugo Meijer Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 0192507753 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 1014
Book Description
The armed forces of Europe have undergone a dramatic transformation since the collapse of the Soviet Union. The Handbook of European Defence Policies and Armed Forces provides the first comprehensive analysis of national security and defence policies, strategies, doctrines, capabilities, and military operations, as well as the alliances and partnerships of European armed forces in response to the security challenges Europe has faced since the end of the cold war. A truly cross-European comparison of the evolution of national defence policies and armed forces remains a notable blind spot in the existing literature. The Handbook of European Defence Policies and Armed Forces aims to fill this gap with fifty-one contributions on European defence and international security from around the world. The six parts focus on: country-based assessments of the evolution of the national defence policies of Europe's major, medium, and lesser powers since the end of the cold war; the alliances and security partnerships developed by European states to cooperate in the provision of national security; the security challenges faced by European states and their armed forces, ranging from interstate through intra-state and transnational; the national security strategies and doctrines developed in response to these challenges; the military capabilities, and the underlying defence and technological industrial base, brought to bear to support national strategies and doctrines; and, finally, the national or multilateral military operations by European armed forces. The contributions to The Handbook collectively demonstrate the fruitfulness of giving analytical precedence back to the comparative study of national defence policies and armed forces across Europe.
Author: Alexandru Cotoara-Nicolae
Author: IBP. Inc.
Author: Larry Watts
Author: Călin Hentea
Author: T. Edmunds
Author: Nicolae-Stefan Z. Ciocoiu
Author: Curtis L. Gilroy
Author: Wayne C. Thompson
Author: Wayne C. Thompson
Author: Hugo Meijer