Memo to the President: How to Transform Civil-Military Relations

April 24, 2015 Topic: Politics Region: Americas Tags: Civil-military Relations

Memo to the President: How to Transform Civil-Military Relations

"To make civil-military relations an asset rather than a headache, the next president will have to take steps early to get everyone working from the right playbook."

This three-step process to improve civil-military relations can not only help jump-start the president’s agenda, it can serve as a model for how people-centric, principled government ought to work in the 21st century.             

A Heritage Foundation Vice President, James Jay Carafano directs the think tank’s research on national security and foreign policy issues.

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