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PUBLICPOLICYINTERNATIONALAFFAIRSMILITARYSTUDIESPUBLICPOLICYMissionCriticalSmallerDemocraciesx19RoleinGlobalStabilityOperationsEditedbyChristianLeuprechtJodokTroyandLieutenantColonelretiredDavidLastSuggestionsforeffectiveparticipationandpeace-keepingfromcountriesthatarenx19tsuperpowers.EuropewithoutSoldiersRecruitmentandRetentionacrosstheArmedForcesofEuropeEditedbyTiborSzvircsevTreschandChristianLeuprechtAninformativeconsiderationofthefutureofEuropex19sarmedforces.SPECIFICATIONSQueenx19sPolicyStudiesSeriesx13Queenx19sCentreforInternationalRelationsJuly2010978-1-55339-244-639.95ACDN39.95AUS31.00paper978-1-55339-245-385.00SCDN85.00SUS66.00cloth6x9250ppSPECIFICATIONSQueenx19sPolicyStudiesSeriesx13Queenx19sCentreforInternationalRelationsOctober2010978-1-55339-246-039.95ACDN39.95AUS31.00paper978-1-55339-247-785.00SCDN85.00SUS66.00cloth6x9250ppCansmallercountriesachievethroughcooperationwhatsuperpowerscannotachievebyforceThemilitaryforcesoftheUnitedStatesarereluctanttoengageinpeace-keepingstabilizationandnationbuildingandthecomplexityofworkinginanation-albureaucracythatisbiggerandmoredividedthantheUnitedNationsandEuropeanUnioncombinedmakesresponsebytheworldx19ssuperpowerdif7cult.Stillthechaoticmarginsofinternationalorderneedstabilizingiftheyarenottothreatenwesternandglobalinterestsinperpetuity.Hereinliesthechallengeofexpe-ditionarymissionsforsmalleradvanceddemocraciesrejectthetechnologicalfantasyoffuturewarscenarioscometotermswiththesocialcontextofviolenceandthehumanimplicationsofmanagingitandprojectstabilizationgloballyinsupportofaconsensusthatwillsurviveachangingworldorder.MissionCriticalwillappealtoscholarsmilitaryandstrategicplannersincountriessmallandlargewithaninterestinsharingtheheavyliftingofinternationalsecuritymoreeffectively.ChristianLeuprechtisassociateprofessorofpoliticalscienceattheRoyalMilitaryCollegeofCanada.JodokTroyispost-doctoralfellowintheDepartmentofPoliticalScienceattheUniver-sityofInnsbruck.LieutenantColonelretiredDavidLastisassociateprofessorofpoliticalscienceattheRoyalMilitaryCollegeofCanadaandservedthirtyyearsintheCanadianarmy.Europeanarmedforcesareconfrontedwithincreasingrecruitmentandretentionchallengesasgovernmentsshiftfromcompulsoryservicetoall-volunteerforcesunprecedentedpopulationagingnotwithstanding.Thisvolumecompareshuman-resourcedevelopmentsinbotholdandnewNATOmembersaswellasunalignedcountriesincludingAustriaBelgiumtheCzechRepublicGermanyGreecetheNetherlandsPolandSloveniaSpainSwedenandtheUnitedKingdom.Thesecoun-triesx19collectivecontributiontointernationalstabilityisnottobeunderestimatedcombinedthey7eldaboutasmanyactivemilitarypersonnelastheUnitedStates.Initscross-Europeanapproachtocomparingvariationinpolicyandtrendsacrossmorethanadozenlike-mindedcountriesthestudyoffersempiricallyunparalleledin-sightsintothepermutationsthatcivil-militaryrelationsareundergoinginthetwen-ty-7rstcentury.Thisbookisindispensablereadingfordecision-makerspractitionersmilitaryof7cersscholarsandanyonewithaninterestincivil-militaryrelationsthearmedforcesandthefutureofEuropeancountriesx19contributiontointernationalpeaceandsecurity.TiborSzvircsevTreschisheadofMilitarySociologyattheMilitaryAcademyattheETHinZurich.ChristianLeuprechtisassociateprofessorofpoliticalscienceattheRoyalMilitaryCollegeofCanada.