...Anton Grizold Anton Grizold is professor of sociology and dean of social sciences at the University of Ljubljana, Republic of Slovenia. He served as minister of defense from 2000 to 2004. Copyright 2008 by Mediterranean Affairs, Inc. 2008 Slovenia’s Defense Policy...

...Kenneth B. Moss The planned deployment of ballistic missile defense systems in Poland and a radar system in the Czech Republic to defend against possible attack from Iran has stirred strong opposition from Moscow. Concern about Iran's nuclear-enrichment program is legitimate, but the United States...

...Geoffrey Wright The attempt of the Georgian government to reform and restructure its military forces in the past ten years demonstrates the difficulty of conducting Western-style defense reform in postconflict states, which have not seen a formal end to armed conflict. Western-style reforms were...

... to Europe  9 Turkey’s Path to Europe: Defense of Human Rights and Respect for International Obligations Donald M. Payne The subject of Turkey’s place and role in the international system has occu- pied me on numerous occasions...

...George Cristian Maior; Mihaela Matei Mediterranean Affairs, Inc. 2003 George Cristian Maior is state secretary and head of the Department for Euro-Atlantic Integration andDefense Policy at Romania's Ministry of National Defense. Mihaela Matei is head of the Security andDefense Policy...

...Prem Shankar Jha Mediterranean Affairs, Inc. 2000 Prem Shankar Jha is former editor of the Hindustan Times and India correspondent for the Economist . MQ 11.3-03.Jha 7/20/00 3:07 PM Page 62 In Defense of the Westphalian State...

...Spyridon N. Litsas This essay analyses one of the most common yet stagnated concepts of European politics—the common security and defense prospects of Europe. The analysis shows that although a common security and defense cooperation scheme has been a mainstay of European political discourse since...

...W. Bruce Weinrod Mediterranean Affairs, Inc. 2000 W. Bruce Weinrod is an attorney and international business advisor in Washington, D.C. From 1989 until 1993, he served as deputy assistant secretary of defense for European and NATO Policy. MQ 11.4-01 Weinrod 10/16/00 5:25 PM Page 1...

... in the eastern Mediterranean. A. Murat Agdemir is an officer in Turkey's Ministry of National Defense, where he focuses on international security and terrorism. Copyright 2015 by Mediterranean Affairs, Inc. 2015 Israel Greece foreign policy defense energy A New Partnership in the Eastern...

... targets aggressively across the globe for decades to come using these means. However, this practice should be viewed as one of many defense efforts that the United States carries out on a regular basis in order to guard the full range of US interests. Elements of the emerging US counterterrorism effort...

... parallel courses within the alliance—joining some group actions while remaining aloof to others. Meanwhile, the alliance has over the past two decades changed its posture from defense to offense and from a focus on the European continent to perceived enemies in North Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. Now...

... highlighting the history of Israel’s defense strategy and reviewing the Arab Spring revolts, the authors find that the recent uprisings exacerbate several issues faced by Israel, including geopolitical relations with other countries in the region, energy issues, and growing threats presented by nonstate actors...

...Anthony M. Eames The year 1982 emerged as pivotal in the Atlantic Alliance and the relationship between President Ronald Reagan and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. On 6 June 1982, Israeli Defense Forces breached the Lebanese border in a maneuvre to eradicate the Palestinian Liberation...

... attacks in Paris, they moved on to emphasize the right of “self-defense.” Stelios Stavridis is ARAID Senior Research Fellow, the Research Unit on European and International Studies, University of Zaragoza. Copyright 2016 by Mediterranean Affairs, Inc. 2016 parliamentary diplomacy...

...William H. Lewis; Burton M. Sapin The failures of process and judgment that help explain the war in Iraq are varied. Established patterns of policy making were overshadowed by mechanisms operating outside the formal system, notably by Vice President Richard Chaney. Also, an arrogant defense...

... provincial reconstruction teams that operate at the local level to rebuild the societies shattered by war. In conceptual terms, the responsibility increasingly reflects the new emphasis on reconstruction and stabilization operations laid out in the State Department’s 2011 Quadrennial Defense and Development...

...Norman Bowen Nicholas Sarkozy.s campaign documents and speeches reveal more continuity than rupture with past French foreign policy. The US will welcome his support for missile defense and possible unilateral action outside of the UN. However, like previous French presidents, Sarkozy extolled...

... of an antiballistic missile defense shield. Rather, the key to US hegemony is the establishment of a multipolar American.led international system. Mediterranean Affairs, Inc. 2007 Pax Americana or Multilateralism? Reflecting on the United States’ Grand Strategic Vision of Hegemony...

... boundaries without developing a comprehensive security and defense policy, while NATO is able to expand its influence over important geopolitical locations despite domestic resistance to such expansion. The Price of European Integration: Montenegro’s NATO Membership on the Path of EU Accession...

.... The law of defense, introduced in 1996, requires that the minister of defense and his deputies be civilians and the General Staff be subordinate to civilian leader- ship. In 1994, a law of the consultative national security council established a body on national security issues to be chaired...