Das genannte Forum - es wird unter anderem von der schweizerischen Regierung unterstützt - dient dem Austausch zwischen Sicherheitsexperten aus Europa und Nordamerika. Die Konferenz, die in diesem Band dokumentiert wird, organisierten das Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF), das Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP) und das Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD). Inhalt: I. Civil-Military Relations and Security Sector Reform: Christopher Smith: Mapping the Landscape: The State of Security Sector Reform in the New Millennium (23-26); Anthony Forster: West Looking East: Civil-Military Relations Policy Transfer in Central and Eastern Europe (27-37); Jan Arved Trapans: East Looking West: Security Sector Reform in Central and Eastern Europe: the Work of Civilians and the Military (39-57). II. Parliamentary Oversight of the Armed Forces: Hans Born: Recipients' Views on Interparliamentary Assistance: A Short Report on the Czech Republic, Ukraine, Georgia - Three Case Studies (61-67); Marie Vlachová: Parliamentary Control of the Armed Forces in the Czech Republic (69-88); Luis Eduardo Tibiletti: The Role of the Argentine Parliament in the Democratic Control of the Military (1984-2000): Lessons Learned and New Challenges (89-93). III. Civil-Military Relations in Central and Eastern Europe: Tim Edmunds: Promoting Democratic Control of Armed Forces in Central and Eastern Europe: Lessons Learned and Future Research Agendas (99-103); David J. Betz: The Persistent Problem of Civil-Military Relations in East and Central Europe: A Briefing Note on Democratic Control of Armed Forces (105-111); Janos Matus: Problems of Democratic Control of Armed Forces in Central and Eastern Europe (113-116); Constantine P. Danopoulos / Daniel Zirker: Civil-Military Relations Theory in the Post-Communist World: The Role of Religion (117-140); Marjan Malesic / Ljubica Jelusic: Civil-Military Relations and Democratic Control of the Armed Forces in Slovenia (141-147). IV. Lessons Learned and Upcoming Research Issues: Karl W. Haltiner: Democratic Control of Armed Forces: Renaissance of an Old Issue? (151-156); Hans Born / Marina Caparini / Karl Haltiner: Models of Democratic Control of the Armed Forces: A Multi-Country Study Comparing "Good Practices" of Democratic Control (157-169); Jean Callaghan / Jürgen Kuhlmann: Measuring the Civil-Military Complex: Tools and Some Empirical Evidence (171-190); Peter Volten / Margriet Drent: Democratic Control of Armed Forces: Lessons Learned and Upcoming Research Issues. CESS' Briefing Note (191-197); Anna Bolin: A New Defence Environment - Consequences for Political-Military Relations (199-205); Marina Caparini: Lessons Learned and Upcoming Research Issues in Democratic Control of Armed Forces and Security Sector Reform (207-216).