01053nas a2200169   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002260000900043653002900052653002700081653002900108100002300137245006000160300000900220490000600229520064800235       2000                            d  c200010aCivil-military relations10asecurity sector reform10astrategic defense review1 aVelizar Shalamanov00aLessons of Transition in Bulgarian Security and Defense  a9-190 v53 a<p>Advancement of information technologies, and in particular TV networks and Internet, contributed to the fall of communism in Central and Eastern Europe. But the transition to democracy, market economy and civil society is a complex process with specific ups and downs in each country. One of its components is the transition in the area of security and defense - highly information intensive process. This article describes lessons learned form the transition of the security and defense sector in Bulgaria and outlines major requirements for further evolution towards full integration in European and Euroatlantic security and defense.</p>