Military Politics

Thomas Crosbie is an Associate Professor of military operations at the Royal Danish Defence College. In addition to his articles and book chapters, he has edited volumes on the privatization of security (with Ori Swed), paramilitary culture (with Brad West), and maritime operations (with Edward R. Lucas, Samuel Rivera-Paez, and Felix Falck Jensen).

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Introduction: Breach, Neglect, Guidance

Thomas Crosbie



Part I: New Theoretical Perspectives



Chapter 1. What is Military Politics?

Thomas Crosbie



Chapter 2. Rethinking Clausewitz’s Chameleon: Is It Time for Western Militaries to Abandon the Idea of War’s Immutable Nature?

Anders Theis Bollmann and Søren Sjøgren



Part II: New Perspectives on Senior Officership



Chapter 3. Military Contrarianism: The Case of Israel

Yagil Levy



Chapter 4. Embedded in Politics: The Joint Chiefs of Staff, its Chairman, and the Structure of U.S. Civil-Military Relations

Sharon K. Weiner



Chapter 5. Civil-Military Challenges and the Militia

James Campbell



Chapter 6. Strategic Civil-Military Relations: Tomorrow’s Generals’ Views on Dissent, Disobedience and Principled Resignation

Steven Lee Katz



Part III: Military Politics and Military Operations



Chapter 7. Military Politics on the Battlefield: Strategy and Effectiveness in War

Carrie A. Lee



Chapter 8. Begging Permission, Asking Forgiveness: Explaining How Officers Handle Wearing Two Hats in Multilateral Military Operations

Stephen M. Saideman



Chapter 9. Judges on the Battlefield? Judicial Observer Effects in US and UK National Security Policies

Lena Trabucco



Chapter 10. Small Powers’ Civil-Military Relations: Two Smoking Guns

Carsten Roennfeldt



Conclusion: Military Politics as Research Program

Thomas Crosbie



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