This book examines how the war crime legacy resulting from the Yugoslav war of the 1990s on political and military transformation in Serbia was an impediment to security reform, democratization and the achievement of Western standards in the Belgrade armed forces.Preface List Of Acronyms And Abbreviations 1. State, Society And The Military Democracy And The Transformation Of Civil-Military Relations Nomenclature The Book 2. Civil-Military Relations From the Break-Up Of Yugoslavia to the Fall Of Miloaevi? Transition From Communism: Politics And The State The Military In Communist Yugoslavia Civil-Military Relations from the Kosovo Campaign to the Fall of Miloaevi? 3. De-Politicisation And Transition Delayed Understanding De-Politicisation De-Politicising The Armed Forces Failure No1: 'For The Sake Of Stability' Keeping Pavkovi? as Chief of Staff Failure No2: the Periai? Scandal and the Return of Kos The Army's Slow Withdrawal From Politics 4. Restructuring: Civilianising Defence Policy Making And Military Reform Civilianising Defence Policy-Making The Powerless Ministry The Minister and His Civilian Advisers NGOs and Policy-Making: Davini?, The Atlantic Council, The G17+ And Defence Reform Back To The Generals? Military Reform 2000-2006 Deciding Of Roles, Elaborating New Policies Reorganising the Military: Changes to Force Structure Military Reform And Funding Problems Human Resources Issues: Conscription, Personnel Policy And Redundancies Control Of The Military-Industrial Complex 5. Rules: The Legal and Institutional Framework for Democratic Control The Constitutional Framework The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Defence Democratic Control of the Military and the Constitutional Charter The Legal Framework: Laws on Defence and the Army Procedures: Statutes, By-Laws And Other Decisions Replacing Legislation? 6. Effective Management Of Defence Policy: The Role Of Democratic Security Policy Communities The Supreme Defence Council and Defence lsŸ