Political Advisors: The Interagency Process As It Should Be

Abstract

What government insiders call the interagency process- or, even worse, "the interagency" has generally developed without consistent central control or direction. Given the American government's structure, intended from its founding to favor checks and balances over efficiency, this lack of interagency coherence is not surprising. One institution, however, stands as a model of interagency cooperation and coordination at its most effective: the civilian political advisor, or POLAD, assigned to advise the most senior officers of the U.S. military.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA442956

Entities

People

  • Ted W. Halstead

Organizations

  • National War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Civil Affairs
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of State
  • Diplomats
  • Foreign Policy
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • International Organizations
  • Military Commanders
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • New York
  • North Africa
  • Radar
  • Treaties
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.