AMERICAN CIVIL-MILITARY RELATIONS SINCE GEORGE WASHINGTON: HAS DONALD TRUMP CHANGED THE DYNAMIC?

To understand the impact President Donald J. Trump might have on  civil-military relations in the United States of America, requires a  historical dissection and understanding of how the American military  came into being and its relationship with political institutions over  two centuries. Relying...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:a0ed16b5c2844b1688a4dac0788008d02021-11-07T14:45:00ZAMERICAN CIVIL-MILITARY RELATIONS SINCE GEORGE WASHINGTON: HAS DONALD TRUMP CHANGED THE DYNAMIC?2542-02402587-932410.23932/2542-0240-2017-10-3-54-67https://doaj.org/article/a0ed16b5c2844b1688a4dac0788008d02017-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ogt-journal.com/jour/article/view/20https://doaj.org/toc/2542-0240https://doaj.org/toc/2587-9324To understand the impact President Donald J. Trump might have on  civil-military relations in the United States of America, requires a  historical dissection and understanding of how the American military  came into being and its relationship with political institutions over  two centuries. Relying on historical antecedents, the future of the  Trump administration’s foreign policy and relations with its military  will likely remain stable in status quo terms. However, Trump’s  demonstration of a “hands-off” approach to national security strategy appears to have given the US military more  autonomy than is typical of most presidential administrations. While  this would likely be a dangerous decision in most other countries, the institutional resilience of the American military and its  normative and legalistic dedication to the United States government suggests that this newfound authority will likely prove beneficial given the complexity of the international system in the  21st century. Finally, I introduce the concept of post-Civil Military  Relations where a military can still be dedicated to the political  institutions of the state regardless of perceptions about credibility  and legitimacy. Understanding such ideas will provide a framework of  how American national security strategy will be  developed and executed in the era of President Trump.J. W. MATISEKАссоциация независимых экспертов «Центр изучения кризисного общества» (in English: Association for independent experts “Center for Crisis Society Studies”)articlecivil-military relationsamerican foreign policyinstitutionspresident trumpInternational relationsJZ2-6530ENRUКонтуры глобальных трансформаций: политика, экономика, право, Vol 10, Iss 3, Pp 54-67 (2017)
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AMERICAN CIVIL-MILITARY RELATIONS SINCE GEORGE WASHINGTON: HAS DONALD TRUMP CHANGED THE DYNAMIC?
description To understand the impact President Donald J. Trump might have on  civil-military relations in the United States of America, requires a  historical dissection and understanding of how the American military  came into being and its relationship with political institutions over  two centuries. Relying on historical antecedents, the future of the  Trump administration’s foreign policy and relations with its military  will likely remain stable in status quo terms. However, Trump’s  demonstration of a “hands-off” approach to national security strategy appears to have given the US military more  autonomy than is typical of most presidential administrations. While  this would likely be a dangerous decision in most other countries, the institutional resilience of the American military and its  normative and legalistic dedication to the United States government suggests that this newfound authority will likely prove beneficial given the complexity of the international system in the  21st century. Finally, I introduce the concept of post-Civil Military  Relations where a military can still be dedicated to the political  institutions of the state regardless of perceptions about credibility  and legitimacy. Understanding such ideas will provide a framework of  how American national security strategy will be  developed and executed in the era of President Trump.
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title AMERICAN CIVIL-MILITARY RELATIONS SINCE GEORGE WASHINGTON: HAS DONALD TRUMP CHANGED THE DYNAMIC?
title_short AMERICAN CIVIL-MILITARY RELATIONS SINCE GEORGE WASHINGTON: HAS DONALD TRUMP CHANGED THE DYNAMIC?
title_full AMERICAN CIVIL-MILITARY RELATIONS SINCE GEORGE WASHINGTON: HAS DONALD TRUMP CHANGED THE DYNAMIC?
title_fullStr AMERICAN CIVIL-MILITARY RELATIONS SINCE GEORGE WASHINGTON: HAS DONALD TRUMP CHANGED THE DYNAMIC?
title_full_unstemmed AMERICAN CIVIL-MILITARY RELATIONS SINCE GEORGE WASHINGTON: HAS DONALD TRUMP CHANGED THE DYNAMIC?
title_sort american civil-military relations since george washington: has donald trump changed the dynamic?
publisher Ассоциация независимых экспертов «Центр изучения кризисного общества» (in English: Association for independent experts “Center for Crisis Society Studies”)
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