What Military Officers Need to Know about Civil-Military Relations

Authors

Mackubin Thomas Owens

Number

6

Abstract

How informed are civilian leaders when they choose to commit the military instrument? How well does the prevailing pattern of civil-military relations enable the integration of divergent and even contradictory views? Does this pattern ensure a practical military strategy that properly serves the ends of national policy?

Recommended Citation

Owens, Mackubin Thomas (2012) "What Military Officers Need to Know about Civil-Military Relations," Naval War College Review: Vol. 65: No. 2, Article 6.
Available at: https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol65/iss2/6