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={J. George and Jeremy M. Teigen}, journal={European Security}, year={2008}, volume={17}, pages={339 - 366} }
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… CONTINUE READING
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