• DOI:10.1080/09662830802642512
• Corpus ID: 153420615

NATO Enlargement and Institution Building: Military Personnel Policy Challenges in the Post-Soviet Context

@article{George2008NATOEA,
  title={NATO Enlargement and Institution Building: Military Personnel Policy Challenges in the Post-Soviet Context},
  author={Julie George and Jeremy M. Teigen},
  journal={European Security},
  year={2008},
  volume={17},
  pages={339 - 366}
}

• Julie George, Jeremy M. Teigen
• Published 1 June 2008
• Political Science
• European Security

Abstract States’ conscription policies reveal much about their security climate, economic constraints, political debates, and social norms. While conscription has waned among democratic countries, several states maintain it as a way to socialize and educate their citizens. As post-communist states embrace Western influence and NATO, many have ended compulsory military service. In post-Soviet Georgia, however, conscription policy is a microcosm illustrating the difficulties of bridging security vulnerabilities, political upheaval, and resource realities. Although previous scholarship predicts that security and economic needs should supersede other considerations, we find that the domestic political context looms larger for decision makers of transitioning states.