Democratization and Civilian Control in Asia - Croissant, A. a Kuehn, D. a Lorenz, P. a Chambers, P.

How can civilians in newly democratized countries ensure their control over the military? While establishing civilian control of the military is a necessary condition for a functioning democracy, it requires prudent strategic action on the part of the decision-makers to remove the military from positions of power and make it follow their orders.