This book provides a basis for comparative evaluation of Romania's military reform efforts, especially in comparison with the new NATO Alliance members, and highlights the progress made since the first round of NATO enlargement took place in 1997.

The editor, Larry L. Watts, is a noted specialist in civil-military relations in Romania.

Introduction: The Convergence of Reform and Integration	p. 9
Historical Background	p. 10
Focusing Reform	p. 14
NATO's Partnership for Peace and Membership Action Plan	p. 18
Evolving Reform Coordinates and Integration Criteria	p. 20
Managing the 'Big Issues' in Civil-Military Relations	p. 25
Common Pathologies in Civil-Military Relations	p. 26
Poor or Weakening Democratic Control over the Armed Forces	p. 27
Politicization of the Military	p. 29
De-Professionalization of the Officer Corps	p. 32
Insufficient Professionalization of Civilian Defense Managers	p. 33
The Gordian Knot of Corruption	p. 34
Parliamentary Liaison and Public Opinion	p. 37
The Ministry for Parliamentary Relations	p. 38
The Department for Parliamentary Liaison, Legislative Harmonization, and Public Relations	p. 39
Parliamentary-Ministerial Cooperation	p. 40
The Contribution to Democratic Control	p. 42
Current Priorities	p. 43
Public Opinion	p. 45
Media Monitoring	p. 48
Media Activities	p. 48
Command Information Outlets	p. 49
Public Relations Training and System Coordination	p. 50
Military Cultural Activities	p. 50
The Image of the Military Institution	p. 51
Parliamentary Oversight: A Basic Outline	p. 53
Personnel Management and Reconversion	p. 57
From Whence We Came: Political Control over the Army under Communism	p. 58
Early Stages of Reform: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back	p. 61
The Empirical Approach to Personnel Management	p. 64
The Modern System of Human Resource Management	p. 66
Objectives of Human Resource Management	p. 69
The Structure of Functions in the Pyramidal System	p. 70
The Military Career	p. 71
Improving Civilian Defense Management Expertise	p. 74
Personnel Downsizing	p. 76
Professional Reconversion	p. 77
Conclusions	p. 80
Education and Defense Management	p. 83
Introduction	p. 83
Historical Background	p. 84
The Concept of Military Education Reform	p. 88
Outreach and Restructuring	p. 90
The Present System of Military Education	p. 93
Military High Schools	p. 94
NCO and Warrant Officer Schools	p. 95
The NCO Training Center (Within the Land Forces NCO and Warrant Officer School)	p. 96
The "Nicolae Balcescu" Land Forces Academy and the "Henri Coanda" Air Force Academy	p. 96
The Military Technical Academy and the "Mircea cel Batran" Naval Academy	p. 97
The Military Medical Institute	p. 97
The Military Faculty of Physical Education	p. 98
Branch Application Schools	p. 99
The Academy for Higher Military Studies	p. 100
The National Defense College	p. 100
The Training Center for Human Resources Management Personnel	p. 101
The PFP Regional Training Center	p. 102
The Regional Center for Defense Resource Management	p. 102
The Defense Language Center in the Academy for Higher Military Studies	p. 103
Next Steps	p. 103
Annex 1	p. 105
Annex 2	p. 106
Joint Defense Planning	p. 107
Background	p. 107
PPBES Procedures	p. 108
The Defense Planning System	p. 110
Lessons Learned	p. 118
Force Restructuring	p. 121
The Legal Framework	p. 121
Goals and Objectives	p. 122
Achievements	p. 124
Human Resources Management and Policy	p. 125
Officer Corps Career Program and Further Development	p. 129
NCO Corps Career Program and Further Development	p. 131
Recruiting for Military Service	p. 133
Conclusion	p. 134
The New Procurement Concept	p. 135
General Context	p. 136
The Reform Process 2001-2002	p. 138
Legislative and Regulatory Framework	p. 142
Procurement and Alliance Interoperability	p. 145
The Strain on Domestic Defense Industry	p. 147
Current and Future Challenges	p. 149
Military Interoperability with NATO	p. 151
Achievements in the Interoperability Field	p. 152
Priorities and Objectives in 2002	p. 162
Conclusions	p. 167
Regional and Bilateral Military Cooperation	p. 169
Regional Confidence-Building	p. 170
Challenges, Obstacles, and Opportunities	p. 172
The Current Situation	p. 174
The Way Ahead	p. 182
Conclusions	p. 183
Mechanisms of Alliance Contribution: Peace Support and Crisis Response Operations	p. 185
Policies and Perceptions during the Cold War Period	p. 185
Participation in Peace Support Operations, 1990-2001	p. 186
Evolution of Military Involvement, Perceptions, and Attitudes	p. 188
Mechanisms, Legal Background, and Policy	p. 191
NATO Operations: A Unique Case	p. 195
Rapid Decision-Making and Deployment: ISAF in Afghanistan	p. 197
Conclusions	p. 200
NATO Accession Strategy from Madrid to Prague	p. 203
The Pillars of Romanian Strategy	p. 204
Evaluating the Causes of Failure	p. 206
Strategic Errors	p. 208
Tactical Errors	p. 209
Restoring Credibility	p. 211
New Conditions of Enlargement since Madrid	p. 212
Refining Strategy before Prague	p. 214
Conclusion	p. 216
About the Authors	p. 217
Bibliography	p. 225
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