The end of the Cold War and the global advance of democracy have altered security evironments of many of the world's militaries. This volume examines questions of civil-military relations and democracy as they relate to Latin America, Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.

Contents and Contributors: Introduction, Larry Diamond and Marc Plattner I. Civil-Military Relations in the New Era Reforming Civil-Military Relations, Samuel P. Huntington Mission Matters, Michael Desch Post-Cold War Military Missions, Louis Goodman II. The Developing World Armed Forces in Latin America after the Cold War, Juan Rial Asian Militaries in the Post-Cold War Era, Carolina Hernandez Security and Transition in South Africa, Jakkie Cilliers III. The Postcommunist World Civil-Military Relations in Poland, Janusz Onyszkiewicz The Russian Military and the Postcommunist Transformation Process, Lila Shevtsova Postcommunist Wars, Charles Fairbanks Epilogue, Joseph Nye

Provides a wealth of information and some fresh thinking on the role of the military and civil-military relations in many parts of the world. The intellectual quality of most contributions is high and they are concise and well-written. -- Dirk Berg-Schlosser Commonwealth and Comparative Politics