US Civil-military Relations After 9/11
Author | : Mackubin Thomas Owens |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 211 |
Release | : 2011 |
ISBN-10 | : 1501300857 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781501300851 |
Rating | : 4/5 (57 Downloads) |
Download or read book US Civil-military Relations After 9/11 written by Mackubin Thomas Owens and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.