The US Military Profession Into the Twenty-first Century: War, Peace and PoliticsPsychology Press, 1999 - 222 pages "The US military faces a dilemma: how to respond to changed domestic and strategic landscapes without diminishing its primary function. This volume examines this pressing dilemma and proposes that the military profession adopt a policy of constructive political engagement. Although the military profession is not the only actor engaging in shaping and affecting these matters, it is the critical actor. Focusing on the two major categories outlined above, this study looks at a number of elements ranging from the characteristics of the military profession, civilian and military cultures, civil-military relations, to conflict characteristics and US strategy, the operational parameters of military force and the revolution in military affairs."--BOOK JACKET. |
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Contents
AMERICAN SOCIETY AND THE MILITARY | 3 |
The New World Order | 97 |
US Strategy and Conflict Characteristics | 115 |
Military Force and Operational Parameters | 128 |
Mainstream Military and Special | 140 |
Constructive Political Engagement | 159 |
The President and Civilian and Military Cultures | 173 |
Notes | 183 |
Bibliography | 190 |
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