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How Democracies Manage and Control Military Forces

How Democracies Manage and Control Military Forces

Update: 2020-07-29
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Jim Dubik is a retired senior officer from the United States Army. A retired three-star officer, in his last job Jim worked with Iraqi military forces to explain how civilian control works in real life. In this session, Jim discusses the critical question of how democracies control military establishments. By definition, military organizations are authoritarian rule-based organizations that operate in secret and have guns. This session examines how democracies control military establishments and advance democratic principles.

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How Democracies Manage and Control Military Forces

How Democracies Manage and Control Military Forces

Center for Strategic and International Studies