CMRC Annual Conference on Civil-Military Relations
May 2-3, 2025
US Army War College, Root Hall
Carlisle Barracks, PA
Paper and Panel Proposal Deadline: November 12, 2024
Civil-Military Relations Across the Globe:
The Changing Security Environment
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 on our Public Day (Friday, May 2) 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.
Paper presentations on our Research Day (Saturday, May 3) will showcase a range of new thinking on civil-military issues across the spectrum, from comparative CMR to civil-military challenges in the United States today.
Submit your abstract or panel proposal at the link above! To stay informed, you can also contact us at cmrc@armywarcollege.edu.
Information for Participants
Access to Carlisle Barracks
The conference will be held at the new Root Hall on Carlisle Barracks, located at 651 Wright Ave. In-person participants without a DOD ID card will need to gain access to post in advance of arrival.
Learn about accessing post: https://www.armywarcollege.edu/visitorcenter/visitors.cfm
Pre-Register to obtain a visitor’s pass here: https://pass.aie.army.mil/steps/branch_selection
Lodging in Carlisle
Information about room blocks for the conference will be released when participants are notified of their acceptance to the conference.
Directions to Root Hall
When driving onto post, please DO NOT input the address of Root Hall into your GPS. If you do this, your maps app will tell you to turn onto the post without first going through the security gate, which will force a temporary shutdown of all gate activity. Instead, use the address 870 Jim Thorpe Road—this will take you to the main gate on Clairmont Rd. You can then either follow the signage on post to get to Root Hall or enter in our address at 651 Wright Ave.