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Stanislav Haider

Stanislav Haider is Ukraine's deputy defense minister for institutional development.

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Opinion: How we’re reforming Ukraine’s defense ministry

by Stanislav Haider
Editor's note: Read our interview with Stanislav Haider here. The Defense Ministry is one of Ukraine’s oldest bureaucratic structures. As such, it has long-established customs and procedures, some of which no longer meet the challenges of today. My mission as the deputy minister for institutional development is to help develop an institution that incorporates the best practices of an advanced democratic society. If you compare the ministry’s development to building a house, it started off as a