Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. New wine in new bottles: British military education in the post-Cold War era 3. A conservative military education college in post-heroic society: The Federal Armed Forces Command and General Staff Academy (Führungsakademie der Bundeswehr) 4. Northern Exposure: The emergence of the Finnish National Defence University 5. Westernisation through education: The 'Carol 1' National Defence University and the reconstruction of the Romanian officer corps 6. Constructing regional strategic culture: The Baltic Defence College (BALTDEFCOL) 7. Comparing professional military education: Drivers and agents of change 8. Conclusions-the end of the European military profession and beyond

About the Author

Tamir Libel is a Research Fellow at the Barcelona Institute of International Studies, Spain. He has a PhD in Political Studies from Bar-Ilan University, Israel.

Reviews

'The book offers a stimulating reading for all those scholars and students interested in the future of the European military culture and the postcommissioning professional military education institutions.' -- Armed Forces & Society, Juha Ma¨kinen, National Defense University of Finland'By its complex approach, Tamir Libel’s work represents a contribution to the literature both from the theoretical-methodological perspective and the empirical one.' -- Strategic Impact, Stan Anton