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Growing political radicalization and polarization in American
government has created a scarcity of civilian leadership,
knowledge, expertise, and power. Political rivals and adversaries,
too busy combating each other, have abandoned the helm of the ship
of state, setting reason, compromise, intellectual curiosity, and
effective governing adrift. A faction of exceptionally capable and
influential guardians-America's military elites-increasingly fill
roles in civil society and government intended for competent,
democratically elected or political appointed civilian leadership
accountable to the American electorate.Todd Schmidt demonstrates
that US military elites play an exceptionally powerful role due to
their extraordinary powerful role due to their extraordinary
influence over policy process, outcome, and implementation. Through
personal interviews with high-ranking national security experts
across six presidential administrations, Schmidt concludes that
nuanced relationships between military elites, the president, and
Congress; decision-making in national security and foreign policy;
and the balance of power in civil-military relations suggest a
potential trend of praetorian behavior among military elites. A
silent coup of the guardians has occurred, and professionals and
citizens need to ask what should be done rebalance US
civil-military relations.
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