US civil-military relations after 9/11: renegotiating the civil-military bargain
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Main Author: Owens, Mackubin Thomas (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Continuum ©2011
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Online Access:Volltext
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references
Introduction; Chapter One: The Theory and Practice of Civil-Military Relations; Chapter Two: Control of the Military and the Military's Influence on American Society; Chapter Three: The Role of the Military and Military Effectiveness; Chapter Four: Who Serves?; Chapter Five: Renegotiating the US Civil-Military Bargain into the Future; Index
Civil-military relations in America have essentially been a bargain to determine the responsibilities and prerogatives of the civilian leadership on one hand and the military on the other. Circumstances, be they political, social, or other, may render the terms of the bargain obsolete, resulting in tensions that call for their renegotiation. For example, substantial renegotiation of civil-military relations took place at the end of the Cold War and after the attacks of 9/11. Such debates bring on new answers to the four questions that lie at the heart of civil-military relations: 1) Who contro
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (211 pages)
ISBN:9781441183064
144118306X
9781441157485
1441157484
9781441160836
1441160833

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