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041 _aeng
100 1 _aShulman, Mark R.
245 1 0 _aLead me, follow me, or get out of my way :
_brethinking and refining the civil-military relationship /
_cMark R. Shulman
260 _aCarlisle, PA :
_bStrategic Studies Institute (SSI), U.S. Army War College,
_c2012
300 _aviii, 51 p. ;
_c23 cm
500 _aSIP1211
500 _a"September 2012."
500 _a"External Research Associates Program."
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 37-51)
505 0 _aIntroduction -- A separate sphere -- The soldier and the republic -- What kind of civil-military relationship do we want?
520 _aThis monograph explains why robust civil-military relations matter and discusses how they are evolving. Part I examines the jurisprudence that has reshaped civil-military relations. The author maintains that since the Vietnam era, the U.S. Supreme Court has hewn the armed forces from general society in order to create a separate -- and more socially conservative -- sphere. Part II argues that the nation's polity is in decline and that the increasingly politicized armed forces may force a change in government. Part III asks, "Where do we go from here?" This monograph attributes a thinning of civilian control over the military to specific legal and political decisions. They explain some of the most important implications of this transformation and offer proposals about how to improve that critical relationship for the sake of enhancing the effectiveness of the armed forces and the vitality of the republic. This monograph goes on to examine briefly the evolving great power politics, the effects new technologies have on long-standing distinctions and borders, and the relative rise of non-state actors including al Qaeda -- three sets of exogenous factors that inevitably drive changes in the civil-military relationship. In the end, this monograph points to a more ambitious enterprise: a complete reexamination of the relationship between force and society.
650 7 _acivil-military relations
_xarmed forces
_zUSA
653 _acivil supremacy over the military
653 _aforecasting
710 0 _aUS Army War College.
_bStrategic Studies Institute
852 _h(73) Shulman
856 4 1 _uhttp://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/download.cfm?q=1124
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