Silent coup of the guardians the influence of US military elites on national security
Military elites and praetorian propensities -- Genesis of the guardians -- The scholarly Roadmap -- Military elites as an epistemic community -- The role & influence of military elites -- Consequences -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: Semi-structured interview Questions -- Appendix B: Sample populati...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Lawrence
University Press of Kansas
2023
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| Schriftenreihe: | Studies in civil-military relations
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| Schlagworte: |
Civil-military relations
> National security
> Decision making
> Elite (Social sciences)
> POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Executive Branch
> HISTORY / Military / United States
> United States
> Armed Forces
> USA
> Sicherheitspolitik
> Außenpolitik
> Militär
> Elite
> Politische Entscheidung
> Einfluss
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Military elites and praetorian propensities -- Genesis of the guardians -- The scholarly Roadmap -- Military elites as an epistemic community -- The role & influence of military elites -- Consequences -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: Semi-structured interview Questions -- Appendix B: Sample population -- Appendix C: Wave one -- Appendix E: Interview methodology -- Appendix F: Analysis of the National Security Strategies of the United States -- Appendix G: Military elite conceptual attributes and theoretical implication. "Understanding US national security and foreign policy decision-making requires understanding the actors: the president, civilian elites, advisors, bureaucracies, and institutions. In Silent Coup of the Guardians, Todd Schmidt demonstrates that military elites constitute an epistemic community and, as such, play a unique role due to their exceptional influence over both policy process and outcome. His findings help explain nuanced relationships between military elites, the president, and Congress; decision-making in national security and foreign policy; and civil-military balance of power relations that suggest a potential trend of praetorian behavior among U.S. military elites. He concludes that a silent coup of the guardians has occurred, and that professionals and citizens need to ask what should be done to re-balance civil-military relations"-- |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | xxvii, 259 Seiten Illustrationen, Diagramme |
| ISBN: | 9780700633982 978-0-7006-3398-2 |