Walking the Tight-Rope: An Evaluation of Civil-Military Relations Today

Abstract

The term civil-military relations refers to the interaction between the military, the government, and society. This paper focuses specifically on the relationship between civilian authorities and senior military leaders. Several theorists explored the relationship in attempts to provide a usable framework for better understanding the dynamics at work. Five factors increase the tension between government officials and senior military leaders. This tension manifest itself in a number of ways. Members of the military can address current sentiments of distrust within civil-military relations in three ways.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 05, 2017
Accession Number
AD1176531

Entities

People

  • James W. Lucas

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Air Force
  • Base Closures
  • Civil War
  • Congress
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Foreign Policy
  • Governments
  • Human Resources
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Iraqi-War
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Education
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • New York
  • Officer Personnel
  • Personnel Management
  • Security
  • Students
  • United States
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Organizational Psychology.