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Civilian Control of the Military:

The Changing Security Environment

ISBN-13: 9780801866395
Publisher: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
Imprint: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
By Michael C. Desch
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Local release date: 14/05/2001
Format: Paperback 200 pages Weight: 0g
Categories: Military history [HBW]

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The end of the Cold War brought widespread optimism about the future of civil-military relations. But as Michael Desch argues in this thought-provoking challenge to Harold Lasswell's famous ''garrison state'' thesis, the truth is that civilian authorities have not been able to exert greater control over military policies and decision making. In wartime, civil authorities cannot help but pay close attention to military matters. In times of peace, however, civilian leaders are less interested in military affairs--and therefore often surrender them to the military. Focusing on a wide range of times and places, Desch begins with a look at changes in U.S. civil-military relations since the end of the Cold War. He then turns to the former Soviet Union, explaining why it was easier for civilians to control the Soviet military than its present-day Russian successor. He examines the Hindenburg-Ludendorff dictatorship in World War I Germany, Japan during the interwar era, and France's role in the Algerian crisis. Finally, he explores the changing domestic security environment and civil-military relations in South America.

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List of Figures and Tables

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Civilian Control of the Military in Different Threat Environments

Chapter 3: Losing Control? Civil-Military Relations in the United States during and after the Cold War

Chapter 4: Controlling Chaos: Civilian Control of the Soviet and Russian Militaries

Chapter 5: The Anger of the Legions: The Hindenburg-Ludendorff Dictatorship, The Algerian Crisis, and Interwar Japan

Chapter 6: Twilight of the Generals? Domestic Security and Civil-Military Relations in Southern Latin America

Chapter 7: What the Future Holds

Appendix

Major U.S. Civil-Military Conflicts, 1938-1997

Notes

""A timely book with a provocative thesis.""

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