"Marybeth Peterson Ulrich shows us what the attitudes of the military leaders in Russia and the Czech Republic are toward the new democratic governments and how we might encourage the development of politically neutral militaries in these states. Ulrich suggests that norms of military professionalism must change if the armies in countries making a transition from communist rule are to become strong supporters of the democratic state." "Ulrich also explores NATO and U.S. programs to promote democratization in these militaries and suggests changes in these programs."--Jacket.

Ch. 1.A Theory of Democratic Civil-Military Relations in Postcommunist States -- Ch. 2. A Survey of Overall U.S. Democratization Programs and Military Democratization Efforts in the Postcommunist States -- Ch. 3. Postcommunist Military Democratization Needs: An Assessment of Democratic Political Control in Russia and the Czech Republic -- Ch. 4. An Assessment of Postcommunist Military Professionalism: The Russian and Czech Militaries' Democratic Deficits -- Ch. 5. The Effectiveness of U.S. Military to Military Democratization Initiatives in Russia and the Czech Republic -- Ch. 6. Conclusions and Prescriptions for Improving Democratization Outcomes in the Postcommunist States.