Podcast Episode
A Challenging Conversation: The USAWC Civil-Military Relations Center
Carrie Lee and Ron Granieri
May 16, 2023
Podcast Episode
Coups and Consequences: Civil-Military Relations in Crisis
Naunihal Singh and Carrie Lee
Oct 8, 2024
Commentary
Rethinking Civil-Military Relations for Modern Strategy
Carrie A. Lee and Max Margulies
Aug 14, 2023
SSI Monograph
Framing the Future of the US Military Profession
Richard Lacquement and Tom Galvin
January 2022
New at CMRC
ANNUAL CONFERENCE SUBMISSIONS OPEN!
Our annual conference creates a forum where scholars have an opportunity to present their latest academic work and military officers are able to develop policy-relevant solutions to the most pressing civil-military challenges today.
This year, our conference will highlight civil-military dynamics around the globe, and their impact on the security environment. With active conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, and an increasingly aggressive China, understanding how civil-military dynamics may impact the decision-making of American allies and adversaries is of critical importance to the success of U.S. foreign policy. Yet, strategic discussions today too often look past how civil-military relations can inform and impact security policy.
Plenary sessions will explicitly tackle civil-military relations in Ukraine, Russia, NATO, Israel, China, Taiwan, the United States, and other key actors in the contemporary security environment.
CMRC is pleased to host AMB (Ret) Deborah McCarthy to discuss civil-military relations, policymaking, and diplomacy. Join us on Thursday, 10/24 at 4 PM!
Faculty Spotlight
Dr. Darrell Driver
Professor, Department of Military Strategy, Plans, and Operations
Darrell Driver is a professor and codirector of the Advanced Strategic Arts Program at the U.S. Army War College. He previously served as the Director of the Army War College’s Regional Studies Program. Other prior positions include Deputy Director of Strategy, USEUCOM J5; Defense Policy Advisor to the U.S. Mission to NATO; and Strategic Planner, Chief of Staff U.S. Army. He is the author of the book Sparta in Babylon: Case Studies in the Public Philosophies of Soldiers and Civilians and a number of articles and book chapters on subjects related to civil-military relations and European Security. He was a 2009 Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellow and an Academic Year 2015 Army War College Fellow, and he holds a BA from Notre Dame and a Masters and PhD in Political Science from Syracuse University.
Latest from the Parameters Civil-Military Relations Corner
The Military and the Election: Thinking through Retired Flag Officer Endorsements
What do we really know about the effect that retired flag officer endorsements have on American civil-military relations? CMRC Director Carrie Lee explores the dilemmas of partisan behavior by retired officers and opportunities for further research.
Employment and Research Opportunities
Visiting Professors
Research Grants
Government Service Employment
Postdoctoral Fellows