Volume 15 Issue 2 - Summer 2021 Published May 27, 2021 FOREWORD Foreword from Guest Editor Jim Golby Jim Golby Civil-military relations challenges can be difficult to talk about—let alone understand—but now is a time to reflect and learn.. Comment on Article POLICY FORUM Civil-Military Relations: “What Does It Mean?” Martin E. Dempsey How do loyalty and different cultures shape interactions between civilian and military leaders? Comment on Article FEATURE ARTICLE Civil-Military Relations in the United States: What Senior Leaders Need to Know (and Usually Don’t) Peter D. Feaver and Richard H. Kohn How can senior leaders improve the military side of the civ-mil equation? Comment on Article PERSPECTIVES The Line Held: Civil-Military Relations in the Trump Administration Kori Schake What are the lasting effects of the precedent Trump set in treating the military as a political ally? Comment on Article An “Unprincipled Principal”: Implications for Civil-Military Relations Pauline Shanks Kaurin What CMR challenges arise because civilian leaders—or “principals”—do not have the necessary moral values to lead the relationship? Comment on Article Through the Looking Glass: Trump-Era Civil-Military Relations in Comparative Perspective Risa Brooks What insights can we gain from the comparative politics literature to explain CMR dynamics during the Trump administration? Comment on Article Maximum Toxicity: Civil-Military Relations in the Trump Era Mackubin Thomas Owens How did the policy obstruction Trump faced from both active and retired officers corrode civil-military trust? Comment on Article Trump’s Generals: A Natural Experiment in Civil-Military Relations James Joyner Did the presence of retired generals in cabinet positions create or magnify any significant civil-military problems? Comment on Article ONLINE ONLY Uncivil-Military Relations: Politicization of the Military in the Trump Era Jim Golby Have the social and political conditions that gave Trump the opportunity to push the door open in CMR fundamentally changed? Comment on Article DOWNLOAD FULL EDITION
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