civil-military relations https://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/index.php/ en Recent Wars: The Civil-Military Health of the Nation is Strong https://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/index.php/jrnl/art/recent-wars-civil-military-health-nation-strong <span>Recent Wars: The Civil-Military Health of the Nation is Strong</span> <span><span>SWJED</span></span> <span>Sat, 07/13/2019 - 8:33am</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item">A Pew Research Center report published on July 10 suggests that most veterans of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan believe these wars are “not worth fighting.” What are the implications of these findings? What can they reveal about the health of U.S. civil-military relations? Is it dangerous for the guardians to be opposed to the mission they are directed to accomplish? At first glance, the data is troubling.</div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/recent-wars-civil-military-health-nation-strong" rel="tag" title="Recent Wars: The Civil-Military Health of the Nation is Strong" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Recent Wars: The Civil-Military Health of the Nation is Strong</span></a></li><li class="comment-comments"><a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/recent-wars-civil-military-health-nation-strong#comments" title="Jump to the first comment." hreflang="en">1 comment</a></li><li class="comment-new-comments"><a href="/index.php/taxonomy/term/141/feed" class="hidden" title="Jump to the first new comment." data-history-node-last-comment-timestamp="1667668694" data-history-node-field-name="comment"></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> Sat, 13 Jul 2019 12:33:40 +0000 SWJED 123259 at https://archive.smallwarsjournal.com Deriving a Solution to Venezuela: Civil-Military Relations Can Help https://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/index.php/jrnl/art/deriving-solution-venezuela-civil-military-relations-can-help <article data-history-node-id="122871" role="article" class="article teaser clearfix"> <h2> <a href="/jrnl/art/deriving-solution-venezuela-civil-military-relations-can-help" rel="bookmark"><span>Deriving a Solution to Venezuela: Civil-Military Relations Can Help</span> </a> </h2> <footer> <article> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="masquerade.callbacks:renderCacheLink" arguments="0=4" token="2JcDkyvoNdz7AbcUTZXDTgfSvABuLH-TUc0jYOzfCs0"></drupal-render-placeholder></article> <div class="author"> <span>Wed, 07/03/2019 - 1:54am</span> </div> </footer> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item">How does one define “healthy” civil-military relations? The simplest definition would suggest a nation’s military is subordinate to its ruling body. In other words, the guys with all the guns listens to those without any. So how then would we evaluate this relationship in a country like Venezuela? The military has remained loyal and subordinate to the ruling body, so does it meet the criteria?</div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/jrnl/art/deriving-solution-venezuela-civil-military-relations-can-help" rel="tag" title="Deriving a Solution to Venezuela: Civil-Military Relations Can Help" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Deriving a Solution to Venezuela: Civil-Military Relations Can Help</span></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> <h2>About the Author(s)</h2> <div class="views-element-container form-group"></div> </div> </article> Wed, 03 Jul 2019 05:54:36 +0000 SWJED 122871 at https://archive.smallwarsjournal.com Civ-Mil Relations: 6 Lessons from a Tweet https://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/index.php/jrnl/art/civ-mil-relations-6-lessons-tweet <article data-history-node-id="114758" role="article" class="article teaser clearfix"> <h2> <a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/civ-mil-relations-6-lessons-tweet" rel="bookmark"><span>Civ-Mil Relations: 6 Lessons from a Tweet</span> </a> </h2> <footer> <article> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="masquerade.callbacks:renderCacheLink" arguments="0=4" token="2JcDkyvoNdz7AbcUTZXDTgfSvABuLH-TUc0jYOzfCs0"></drupal-render-placeholder></article> <div class="author"> <span>Mon, 02/11/2019 - 9:31am</span> </div> </footer> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item">Despite the dangers of the current dynamic, observers say, retired officers should be free to express their views and policy ideas in a way that is respectful of the commander in chief. "Americans want and, really, need to be able to consider the views of those who served, along with others with expertise," Mr. Dunlap said. "It should be the brightness of their ideas, not that of the stars they previously wore, that should carry the day."</div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/civ-mil-relations-6-lessons-tweet" rel="tag" title="Civ-Mil Relations: 6 Lessons from a Tweet" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Civ-Mil Relations: 6 Lessons from a Tweet</span></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> <h2>About the Author(s)</h2> <div class="views-element-container form-group"></div> </div> </article> Mon, 11 Feb 2019 14:31:09 +0000 SWJED 114758 at https://archive.smallwarsjournal.com Win Friends, Kill Enemies: An Unyielding Call for Warrior-Diplomats in Modern Warfare https://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/index.php/jrnl/art/win-friends-kill-enemies-unyielding-call-warrior-diplomats-modern-warfare <article data-history-node-id="103975" role="article" class="article teaser clearfix"> <h2> <a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/win-friends-kill-enemies-unyielding-call-warrior-diplomats-modern-warfare" rel="bookmark"><span>Win Friends, Kill Enemies: An Unyielding Call for Warrior-Diplomats in Modern Warfare</span> </a> </h2> <footer> <article> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="masquerade.callbacks:renderCacheLink" arguments="0=4" token="2JcDkyvoNdz7AbcUTZXDTgfSvABuLH-TUc0jYOzfCs0"></drupal-render-placeholder></article> <div class="author"> <span>Thu, 09/06/2018 - 12:47am</span> </div> </footer> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item">The uncomfortable truth that many in modern western society do not want to face is that war, by its very nature, will kill people and break things. However, in the midst of that truth is a second truth that many seem to forget: Namely, that the United States of America, more so than any other nation, expends great resources to develop and implement the means of mitigating the effects of the first truth on noncombatants and infrastructure in the war zone. No other nation in the history of the world has so earnestly sought to conduct military operations while simultaneously striving to minimize the killing and breaking.</div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/win-friends-kill-enemies-unyielding-call-warrior-diplomats-modern-warfare" rel="tag" title="Win Friends, Kill Enemies: An Unyielding Call for Warrior-Diplomats in Modern Warfare" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Win Friends, Kill Enemies: An Unyielding Call for Warrior-Diplomats in Modern Warfare</span></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> <h2>About the Author(s)</h2> <div class="views-element-container form-group"></div> </div> </article> Thu, 06 Sep 2018 04:47:06 +0000 SWJED 103975 at https://archive.smallwarsjournal.com The Danger of Military Partisanship https://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/index.php/jrnl/art/danger-military-partisanship <span>The Danger of Military Partisanship</span> <span><span>SWJED</span></span> <span>Sun, 07/01/2018 - 3:19pm</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item">Throughout most of human history, societies and governments have failed to maintain the balance between liberty and security. It is not something we should take for granted. If we do, we once again will have realized the worst fears of the Framers and that would be a “dire” consequence indeed.</div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/danger-military-partisanship" rel="tag" title="The Danger of Military Partisanship" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about The Danger of Military Partisanship</span></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> Sun, 01 Jul 2018 19:19:38 +0000 SWJED 97780 at https://archive.smallwarsjournal.com Book Review: Civil-Military Relations and Shared Responsibility https://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/index.php/jrnl/art/book-review-civil-military-relations-and-shared-responsibility <span>Book Review: Civil-Military Relations and Shared Responsibility</span> <span><span>SWJED</span></span> <span>Sun, 01/22/2017 - 2:32pm</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p> A valuable and deeply researched source that provides a rarely-so-comprehensive comparative analysis of civil-military relations across four distinct nations; Canada, Russia, Germany, and the U.S.</p> </div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/book-review-civil-military-relations-and-shared-responsibility" rel="tag" title="Book Review: Civil-Military Relations and Shared Responsibility" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Book Review: Civil-Military Relations and Shared Responsibility</span></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> Sun, 22 Jan 2017 19:32:02 +0000 SWJED 60228 at https://archive.smallwarsjournal.com Did Obama Snub the Joint Chiefs on Afghanistan? https://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/index.php/jrnl/art/did-obama-snub-the-joint-chiefs-on-afghanistan <article data-history-node-id="14103" role="article" class="article teaser clearfix"> <h2> <a href="/jrnl/art/did-obama-snub-the-joint-chiefs-on-afghanistan" rel="bookmark"><span>Did Obama Snub the Joint Chiefs on Afghanistan?</span> </a> </h2> <footer> <article> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="masquerade.callbacks:renderCacheLink" arguments="0=4602" token="li9VR0E5-FF9KrR1LgslkT0pfqnKTGJRP821iSGfWSM"></drupal-render-placeholder></article> <div class="author"> <span>Tue, 05/28/2013 - 3:30am</span> </div> </footer> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p> <span style="line-height: 18px; ">If the Joint Chiefs only learned about the withdrawal scheme a mere few hours before the State of the Union was given, then it is appropriate to question whether the state of civil-military relations is as strong as it should be.</span></p> </div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/jrnl/art/did-obama-snub-the-joint-chiefs-on-afghanistan" rel="tag" title="Did Obama Snub the Joint Chiefs on Afghanistan?" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Did Obama Snub the Joint Chiefs on Afghanistan?</span></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> <h2>About the Author(s)</h2> <div class="views-element-container form-group"></div> </div> </article> Tue, 28 May 2013 07:30:00 +0000 Peter J. Munson 14103 at https://archive.smallwarsjournal.com Capo-Militaries: An Illicit Modus Operandi of Armed Forces and Intelligence Services in Peru, Mexico, and Venezuela https://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/index.php/jrnl/art/capo-militaries-illicit-modus-operandi-armed-forces-and-intelligence-services-peru-mexico <span>Capo-Militaries: An Illicit Modus Operandi of Armed Forces and Intelligence Services in Peru, Mexico, and Venezuela </span> <span><span>Peter J. Munson</span></span> <span>Mon, 02/18/2013 - 3:30am</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p> <span style="line-height: 18px; ">Capo-militaries, by their diverse portfolio of activities, such as the use of sophisticated weapons, logistics, and tactics, have become threats to national and international security.</span></p> </div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/jrnl/art/capo-militaries-illicit-modus-operandi-armed-forces-and-intelligence-services-peru-mexico" rel="tag" title="Capo-Militaries: An Illicit Modus Operandi of Armed Forces and Intelligence Services in Peru, Mexico, and Venezuela " hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Capo-Militaries: An Illicit Modus Operandi of Armed Forces and Intelligence Services in Peru, Mexico, and Venezuela </span></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> Mon, 18 Feb 2013 08:30:00 +0000 Peter J. Munson 13799 at https://archive.smallwarsjournal.com A Caution on Civil-Military Relations https://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/index.php/jrnl/art/a-caution-on-civil-military-relations <span>A Caution on Civil-Military Relations</span> <span><span>Peter J. Munson</span></span> <span>Mon, 11/12/2012 - 10:40am</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p> Address the issue now before it becomes a crisis.</p> </div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/a-caution-on-civil-military-relations" rel="tag" title="A Caution on Civil-Military Relations" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about A Caution on Civil-Military Relations</span></a></li><li class="comment-comments"><a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/a-caution-on-civil-military-relations#comments" title="Jump to the first comment." hreflang="en">5 comments</a></li><li class="comment-new-comments"><a href="/index.php/taxonomy/term/141/feed" class="hidden" title="Jump to the first new comment." data-history-node-last-comment-timestamp="1352900317" data-history-node-field-name="comment"></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> Mon, 12 Nov 2012 15:40:53 +0000 Peter J. Munson 13502 at https://archive.smallwarsjournal.com Book Review: Democracy, Islam and Secularism in Turkey https://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/index.php/jrnl/art/book-review-democracy-islam-and-secularism-in-turkey <article data-history-node-id="13155" role="article" class="article teaser clearfix"> <h2> <a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/book-review-democracy-islam-and-secularism-in-turkey" rel="bookmark"><span>Book Review: Democracy, Islam and Secularism in Turkey</span> </a> </h2> <footer> <article> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="masquerade.callbacks:renderCacheLink" arguments="0=4602" token="li9VR0E5-FF9KrR1LgslkT0pfqnKTGJRP821iSGfWSM"></drupal-render-placeholder></article> <div class="author"> <span>Thu, 08/30/2012 - 5:30am</span> </div> </footer> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p> A look inside the increasingly pivotal nation.</p> </div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/book-review-democracy-islam-and-secularism-in-turkey" rel="tag" title="Book Review: Democracy, Islam and Secularism in Turkey" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Book Review: Democracy, Islam and Secularism in Turkey</span></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> <h2>About the Author(s)</h2> <div class="views-element-container form-group"></div> </div> </article> Thu, 30 Aug 2012 09:30:00 +0000 Peter J. Munson 13155 at https://archive.smallwarsjournal.com