Civil-Military Relations Control and Effectiveness Across Regimes

How does civilian control affect military effectiveness? Can a balance be achieved between the two? In-country experts address these questions through a set of rich comparative case studies. Covering the spectrum from democracies to authoritarian regimes, they explore the nexus of control and effectiveness to reveal its importance for national security and the legitimacy of both political order and the military institution.

Civil-Military Relations: Why Control Is Not Enough T.C. Bruneau and A. Croissant The Theoretical Landscape D. Kuehn Measuring Effectiveness and Control T. Eschenauer-Engler and J. Kamerling Established Democracies The United States: Planning and Managing Control and Effectiveness T-D. Young Japan: Separation, Control, and Effectiveness C. Aoi Germany: The Bundeswehr and the Limits of Strategic Culture S.B. Gareis Emerging Democracies Chile: Defense Governance and Democratic Consolidation C. Solar Tunisia: Patterns and Implications of Civilian Control N. Jebnoun Indonesia: The Military's Growing Assertiveness on Nondefense Missions A.B. Gunawan Hybrid and Authoritarian Regimes Russia: The Armed Forces as Patriotic Glue O. Fridman Turkey: Strengthening Personalized Political Control Z. Sentek Egypt: An Ineffective Military Beyond Control R. Springborg China: Traditions, Institutions, and Effectiveness Y. Ji. Conclusion The Nexus of Control and Effectiveness T.C. Bruneau and A. Croissant

Thomas C. Bruneau is distinguished professor emeritus of national security affairs at the Naval Postgraduate School. Aurel Croissant is professor of political science at Ruprecht-Karls-University.