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Military sociology

The Praetorian Guard

William Pfaff | Dec 01, 2000
The real civilian-military gap is between the U.S. military's excessive influence and common sense.

Why the Gap Matters

Eliot A. Cohen | Sep 01, 2000
Bridging the gap between military officers and their civilian counterparts will be no easy task. Yet the stakes are too high to comtemplate failure.

The Gap

Peter D. Feaver
Richard H. Kohn
| Sep 01, 2000
The directors of an ambitious project on civil-military relations detail their findings and plumb the divide between soldiers and civilians.

Talking Turkey

Norman Stone | Sep 01, 2000
Europe has long viewed Turkey as a parent would a troubled stepchild. But a vibrant and increasingly powerful Turkey is making such an attitude absurd--and dangerous.

Culture Matters

Lawrence E. Harrison | Jun 01, 2000
As unacceptable as the notion is to many in a relativistic age, culture is a--if not the--determining factor in the economic progress of countries.

Lessons Unlearned: A Comparison of Three American Wars

Thomas Donnelly | Jun 01, 2000
From Panama to Kosovo: the decline and incoherence of American warfighting.
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Books & Reviews

Field Marshal McNamara

Andrew J. Bacevich | May 01, 2007
Managing the Pentagon and managing wars are two different things, a lesson Robert McNamara learned the hard way.

Fighting Men

Geoffrey Parker | Sep 01, 2002
Eliot Cohen's look at the greatest democratic statesman of recent centuries affirms Clemenceau's quip that war is too important to be left to the generals--even American generals.

Good Intentions

John Patrick Diggins | Sep 01, 2000
Yes, the road to hell is often paved with good intentions.
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