Silent coup of the guardians the influence of U.S. military elites on national security / Todd Andrew Schmidt.
| Author/creator | Schmidt, Todd Andrew |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2023] |
| Description | xxvii, 259 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Influence of US military elites on national security |
| Series | Studies in civil-military relations |
| Contents | Military elites and praetorian propensities -- Genesis of the guardians -- The scholarly Roadmap -- Military elites as an epistemic community -- The role & influence of military elites -- Consequences -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: Semi-structured interview Questions -- Appendix B: Sample population -- Appendix C: Wave one -- Appendix E: Interview methodology -- Appendix F: Analysis of the National Security Strategies of the United States -- Appendix G: Military elite conceptual attributes and theoretical implication. |
| Abstract | "Understanding US national security and foreign policy decision-making requires understanding the actors: the president, civilian elites, advisors, bureaucracies, and institutions. In Silent Coup of the Guardians, Todd Schmidt demonstrates that military elites constitute an epistemic community and, as such, play a unique role due to their exceptional influence over both policy process and outcome. His findings help explain nuanced relationships between military elites, the president, and Congress; decision-making in national security and foreign policy; and civil-military balance of power relations that suggest a potential trend of praetorian behavior among U.S. military elites. He concludes that a silent coup of the guardians has occurred, and that professionals and citizens need to ask what should be done to re-balance civil-military relations"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-244) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2022014510 |
| ISBN | 9780700633982 (cloth) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |